Seljaland8, Rangárţing eystra, Iceland

Your search has found 28 tephra layers at Seljaland8

Site Type Area Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Terrestrial Iceland, Rangárţing eystra 63.6130°N 19.9842°W 100

 

*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
1288 Sjl8A n/a Soil pit
Hekla 1947 Tephra Sjl8A 1 0.070 - 0.075 Very coarse dark tephra 8105
Eyjafjallajökull 1821 Tephra Sjl8A 2 0.205 - 0.205 Trace fine white tephra 8105
Katla 920 Tephra Sjl8A 3 0.495 - 0.505 Coarse dark tephra 8105
Landnám Tephra Sjl8A 4 0.520 - 0.525 Patchy fine olive green tephra 8105
Sjl8A 5 0.645 - 0.665 Patchy coarse dark tephra 8105
Sjl8A 6 0.675 - 0.695 Fine dark tephra 8105
Sjl8A 7 0.755 - 0.785 Patchy coarse dark tephra, indurated 8105
Sjl8A 8 0.815 - 1.015 Fine dark tephra, indurated 8105
Sjl8A 9 1.015 - 1.035 Coarse black tephra 8105
Sjl8A 10 1.045 - 1.060 Patchy and diffuse fine dark tephra 8105
Sjl8A 11 1.120 - 1.140 Diffuse fine dark tephra 8105
SILK-UN Tephra Sjl8A 12 1.175 - 1.175 Trace of tephra 8105
Sjl8A 13 1.185 - 1.220 Coarse dark tephra, indurated and weathered red 8105
Grained Layer Sjl8A 14 1.230 - 1.230 Trace of tephra 8105
Sjl8A 15 1.250 - 1.270 Very coarse dark tephra 8105
1289 Sjl8B n/a Soil pit
Hekla 1947 Tephra Sjl8B 1 0.040 - 0.060 8105
Katla 1918 Tephra Sjl8B 2 0.075 - 0.075 Trace of tephra 8105
Eyjafjallajökull 1821 Tephra Sjl8B 3 0.155 - 0.155 Trace of tephra 8105
Hekla 1510 Tephra Sjl8B 4 0.325 - 0.325 Trace of tephra 8105
Katla 1500 Tephra Sjl8B 5 0.330 - 0.340 8105
Katla 920 Tephra Sjl8B 6 0.500 - 0.515 8105
Landnám Tephra Sjl8B 7 0.530 - 0.535 8105
Sjl8B 8 0.675 - 0.710 Coarse black tephra 8105
Sjl8B 9 0.710 - 0.720 Coarse black tephra/ Fine dark grey tephra 8105
Sjl8B 10 0.720 - 0.745 Fine dark grey tephra 8105
Sjl8B 11 0.795 - 0.825 Fine black tephra 8105
Sjl8B 12 0.860 - 0.895 Coarse black tephra 8105
Sjl8B 13 0.915 - 0.935 Coarse black tephra 8105

References

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8105: Anthony Newton and Andrew Dugmore  2018  Institute of Geography, School of GeoScience, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP UK

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This Tephrabase search was made on 4/7/2025 at 18:33:48 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.