West Side Story 3, Mývatnssveit, Iceland

Your search has found 109 tephra layers at West Side Story 3

Site Type Area Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Terrestrial Iceland, Mývatnssveit 65.5089°N 17.0715°W 310

 

*Note that the Tephra layer depth of a cryptotephra does not indicate the thickness of the layer, as in a visible tephra tephra layer. The thickness indicates the spread of the tephra shards in the sediment or sometimes the top and bottom depths are the same (i.e. no apparent thickness).
1Correlated tephra name means that the tephra deposit has been correlated with a tephra horizon found at multiple sites (e.g. Hekla 4). Of course, these correlations could be reinterpreted and care needs to be taken.
2Local tephra name is the name given by the researchers for the tephra found at the site, this is often a mixture of a site code/name and the depth of the tephra. Not all tephra layers in Tephrabase have a local name, but more or being added. This is independent of any correlations to other tephra deposits.
Profile Tephra Layer
No Name Profile Depth (m) Type Correlated name1 Local name2 Tephra Depth (m) Comments Geochemical data Ref
1222 WSS3-A n/a Soil section
Veiđivötn 1717 Tephra WSS3-A 1 0.300 - 0.305 Discontinuous coarse dark tephra 5294
Veiđivötn 1477 Tephra WSS3-A 2 0.350 - 0.375 Fine dark tephra - Thufur cast 5294
V-Sv Tephra WSS3-A 3 0.445 - 0.455 Irregular fine olive green tephra 5294
Landnám Tephra WSS3-A 4 0.460 - 0.465 Fine light olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-A 5 0.475 - 0.485 Fine black tephra 5294
WSS3-A 6 0.490 - 0.495 Fine dark tephra 5294
WSS3-A 7 0.545 - 0.550 Coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-A 8 0.560 - 0.560 Trace fine black tephra 5294
WSS3-A 9 0.565 - 0.565 Trace of patchy fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-A 10 0.615 - 0.625 Diffuse coarse black tephra 5294
WSS3-A 11 0.635 - 0.645 Diffuse fine dark tephra 5294
WSS3-A 12 0.665 - 0.670 Diffuse coarse dark tephra 5294
Hverfjall Tephra WSS3-A 13 0.685 - 0.725 Coarse dark tephra and pale fragments 5294
Hekla 3 Tephra WSS3-A 14 0.755 - 0.815 Fine white tephra 5294
1223 WSS3-B n/a Soil section
Veiđivötn 1717 Tephra WSS3-B 1 0.350 - 0.355 Patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
Veiđivötn 1477 Tephra WSS3-B 2 0.390 - 0.410 Patchy fine dark gray tephra (can go up to 7cm in thickness) - Thufur 5294
V-Sv Tephra WSS3-B 3 0.460 - 0.470 Irregular fine olive green tephra 5294
Landnám Tephra WSS3-B 4 0.485 - 0.485 Trace of patchy fine light olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-B 5 0.495 - 0.510 Fine to coarse gray black tephra 5294
WSS3-B 6 0.515 - 0.515 Trace of patchy fine olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-B 7 0.520 - 0.525 Fine black tephra 5294
WSS3-B 8 0.560 - 0.560 Trace fine black tephra 5294
WSS3-B 9 0.585 - 0.590 Coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-B 10 0.600 - 0.600 Trace coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-B 11 0.605 - 0.605 Trace of patchy fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-B 12 0.640 - 0.650 Diffuse coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-B 13 0.670 - 0.685 Irregular coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-B 14 0.710 - 0.715 Coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-B 15 0.725 - 0.730 Coarse dark tephra 5294
Hverfjall Tephra WSS3-B 16 0.735 - 0.780 Coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-B 17 0.795 - 0.795 Trace coarse dark tephra 5294
Hekla 3 Tephra WSS3-B 18 0.805 - 0.865 Fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-B 19 0.875 - 0.875 Trace fine dark tephra 5294
1224 WSS3-C n/a Soil section
Veiđivötn 1717 Tephra WSS3-C 1 0.250 - 0.255 Coarse dark tephra 5294
Veiđivötn 1477 Tephra WSS3-C 2 0.305 - 0.325 Fine dark gray tephra (section sorted into 1.5cm fine to coarse dark tephra overlaying 0.5cm fine light olive green tephra clearly shown in circa 5cm horisontal section) 5294
WSS3-C 3 0.415 - 0.420 V-Sv Tephra/Landnám Tephra? - fine olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-C 4 0.450 - 0.460 Fine to coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-C 5 0.461 - 0.461 Trace light olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-C 6 0.462 - 0.467 Patchy fine black tephra 5294
WSS3-C 7 0.492 - 0.492 Trace of patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-C 8 0.517 - 0.522 Irregular coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-C 9 0.542 - 0.542 Trace of patchy fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-C 10 0.582 - 0.582 Trace of patchy fine dark tephra 5294
WSS3-C 11 0.612 - 0.622 Vague irregular and patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-C 12 0.637 - 0.637 Trace of patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-C 13 0.652 - 0.657 Patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
Hverfjall Tephra WSS3-C 14 0.657 - 0.697 Coarse dark tephra 5294
Hekla 3 Tephra WSS3-C 15 0.717 - 0.777 Fine white tephra 5294
1225 WSS3-D n/a Soil section
Veiđivötn 1717 Tephra WSS3-D 1 0.900 - 0.905 Coarse dark tephra 5294
Veiđivötn 1477 Tephra WSS3-D 2 0.985 - 1.025 Fine dark gray tephra 5294
WSS3-D 3 1.040 - 1.040 Trace of patchy fine dark tephra 5294
WSS3-D 4 1.065 - 1.070 Patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-D 5 1.100 - 1.100 Hekla 1158 Tephra/ Hekla 1104 Tephra? - trace of very scattered patches of fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-D 6 1.140 - 1.150 V-Sv Tephra/Landnám Tephra? - irregular fine olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-D 7 1.180 - 1.195 Fine to coarse black tephra 5294
WSS3-D 8 1.196 - 1.196 Trace fine light olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-D 9 1.197 - 1.207 Fine dark brown tephra 5294
WSS3-D 10 1.257 - 1.267 Discontinuous coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-D 11 1.272 - 1.277 Patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-D 12 1.282 - 1.282 Trace of patchy fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-D 13 1.337 - 1.342 Patchy trace of coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-D 14 1.357 - 1.367 Diffuse coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-D 15 1.387 - 1.392 Patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-D 16 1.402 - 1.402 Trace of patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
Hverfjall Tephra WSS3-D 17 1.407 - 1.457 Coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-D 18 1.467 - 1.472 Patchy fine dark tephra 5294
Hekla 3 Tephra WSS3-D 19 1.477 - 1.527 Fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-D 20 1.532 - 1.532 Trace of patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
1226 WSS3-E n/a Soil section
Veiđivötn 1717 Tephra WSS3-E 1 1.170 - 1.175 Coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-E 2 1.205 - 1.205 Trace of patchy fine black tephra 5294
Veiđivötn 1477 Tephra WSS3-E 3 1.265 - 1.335 Fine to coarse dark gray tephra (divided into 2.5cm reworked with soil, 2.5cm coarse grained dark gray tephra, 2cm coarse dark olive green tephra to fine light olive green tephra) 5294
WSS3-E 4 1.350 - 1.350 Trace of fine dark tephra 5294
WSS3-E 5 1.380 - 1.380 Trace of patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-E 6 1.460 - 1.460 Hekla 1158 Tephra/ Hekla 1104 Tephra? - trace of very patchy fine white tephra 5294
V-Sv Tephra WSS3-E 7 1.490 - 1.500 Fine olive green tephra 5294
Landnám Tephra WSS3-E 8 1.515 - 1.515 Trace of patchy fine olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-E 9 1.530 - 1.545 Fine to coarse dark gray tephra 5294
WSS3-E 10 1.550 - 1.550 Trace of patchy light olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-E 11 1.551 - 1.556 Discontinuous fine dark tephra 5294
WSS3-E 12 1.616 - 1.626 Patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-E 13 1.631 - 1.631 Trace of patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-E 14 1.636 - 1.636 Trace of patchy fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-E 15 1.686 - 1.701 Diffuse fine dark tephra 5294
WSS3-E 16 1.711 - 1.721 Diffuse coarse black tephra 5294
WSS3-E 17 1.741 - 1.751 Diffuse coarse dark tephra 5294
Hverfjall Tephra WSS3-E 18 1.771 - 1.811 Coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-E 19 1.821 - 1.821 Trace of patchy fine dark tephra 5294
Hekla 3 Tephra WSS3-E 20 1.831 - 1.891 Fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-E 21 1.901 - 1.901 Trace of patchy fine dark tephra 5294
1227 WSS3-F n/a Soil section
Veiđivötn 1717 Tephra WSS3-F 1 0.980 - 0.985 Coarse dark tephra 5294
Veiđivötn 1477 Tephra WSS3-F 2 1.065 - 1.105 Fine to coarse green black tephra 5294
WSS3-F 3 1.125 - 1.125 Trace of patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-F 4 1.155 - 1.155 Trace of coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-F 5 1.225 - 1.225 Hekla 1158 Tephra/ Hekla 1104 Tephra? - trace of patchy fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-F 6 1.265 - 1.270 V-Sv Tephra/Landnám Tephra? - fine olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-F 7 1.310 - 1.325 Coarse dark gray tephra 5294
WSS3-F 8 1.330 - 1.330 Trace of fine light olive green tephra 5294
WSS3-F 9 1.335 - 1.340 Patchy coarse dark brown tephra 5294
WSS3-F 10 1.395 - 1.400 Diffuse coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-F 11 1.410 - 1.415 Diffuse and patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-F 12 1.420 - 1.420 Trace of patchy and diffuse fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-F 13 1.450 - 1.465 Very diffuse coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-F 14 1.475 - 1.490 Diffuse coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-F 15 1.510 - 1.515 Patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-F 16 1.525 - 1.530 Patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
Hverfjall Tephra WSS3-F 17 1.535 - 1.580 Coarse dark tephra 5294
WSS3-F 18 1.590 - 1.590 Trace of patchy coarse dark tephra 5294
Hekla 3 Tephra WSS3-F 19 1.600 - 1.660 Fine white tephra 5294
WSS3-F 20 1.670 - 1.675 Fine dark tephra 5294

References

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5294: Sigurđardóttir, R., Newton, A. J., Hicks, M. T., Dugmore, A. J., Hreinsson, V., Ogilvie, A. E. J., Júlíusson, Á. D., Einarsson, Á., Hartman, S., Simpson, I. A., Vésteinsson, O., and McGovern, T. M.   2019   Trolls, Water, Time, and Community: Resource Management in the Mývatn District of Northeast Iceland. Studies in Human Ecology, Vol. 11: Global Perspectives on Long Term Community Resource Management  Lozny, L. R. and McGovern, T. H., Springer International Publishing, New York,77-101. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-15800-2_5

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This Tephrabase search was made on 4/7/2025 at 18:38:11 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.