Seljaland12, Rangárþing eystra, Iceland

Your search has found 10 tephra layers at Seljaland12

Site Type Area Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Terrestrial Iceland, Rangárþing eystra 63.6131°N 19.9831°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
1293 Sjl12 n/a Soil pit
Hekla 1947 Tephra Sjl12 1 0.190 - 0.200 8105
Katla 1918 Tephra Sjl12 2 0.280 - 0.280 Trace of tephra. Average soil thickness between current tephra layer (Katla 1918) and the tephra layer above (Hekla 1947) - 8cm; due to hammocks being present, the thickness varies between 10.5cm (maximum crest) and 5cm (minimum) 8105
Eyjafjallajökull 1821 Tephra Sjl12 3 0.570 - 0.570 Trace of tephra. Average soil thickness between current tephra layer (Eyjafjallajökull 1821) and the tephra layer above (Katla 1918) - 29cm; due to hammocks being present, the thickness varies between 32cm (maximum crest) and 26.5cm (minimum) 8105
Katla 1755 Tephra Sjl12 4 1.030 - 1.030 Trace of tephra. Average soil thickness between current tephra layer (Katla 1755) and the tephra layer above (Eyjafjallajökull 1821) - 46cm; due to hammocks being present, the thickness varies between 41cm (maximum crest) and 51cm (minimum) 8105
Hekla 1510 Tephra Sjl12 5 1.390 - 1.395 8105
Katla 1500 Tephra Sjl12 6 1.405 - 1.415 8105
Hekla 1341 Tephra Sjl12 7 1.750 - 1.750 Average soil thickness between current tephra layer (Hekla 1341) and the tephra layer above (Katla 1500) - 33.5cm; due to hammocks being present, the thickness varies between 34.5cm (maximum crest) and 32.5cm (minimum) 8105
Katla 920 Tephra Sjl12 8 1.910 - 1.930 8105
Landnám Tephra Sjl12 9 1.950 - 1.960 8105
Sjl12 10 2.105 - 2.120 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 21:03:45 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.