Seljaland LS, Rangárţing eystra, Iceland

Your search has found 21 tephra layers at Seljaland LS

Site Type Area Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Terrestrial Iceland, Rangárţing eystra 63.6137°N 19.9790°W 140

 

*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
1305 Sjl LS n/a Soil section
Hekla 1947 Tephra Sjl LS 1 0.170 - 0.180 Very coarse black grey tephra 8105
Katla 1918 Tephra Sjl LS 2 0.230 - 0.235 Fine black tephra 8105
Eyjafjallajökull 1821 Tephra Sjl LS 3 0.515 - 0.520 Fine white tephra 8105
Katla 1500 Tephra Sjl LS 4 1.020 - 1.030 Fine black tephra 8105
Katla 920 Tephra Sjl LS 5 1.260 - 1.280 Very coarse black tephra 8105
Landnám Tephra Sjl LS 6 1.295 - 1.315 Fine olive green tephra 8105
Sjl LS 7 1.445 - 1.485 Fine to coarse black tephra 8105
Sjl LS 8 1.495 - 1.520 Fine black tephra 8105
Sjl LS 9 1.570 - 1.610 Fine to coarse black tephra 8105
Sjl LS 10 1.635 - 1.710 7.5cm layer split as follows: upper 2.5cm - very coarse black tephra; middle 2.5cm - fine black tephra, indurated; lower 2.5cm - very coarse black tephra 8105
Sjl LS 11 1.720 - 1.740 Very coarse black tephra 8105
Sjl LS 12 1.825 - 1.855 Fine dark tephra 8105
Sjl LS 13 1.915 - 1.940 Fine dark tephra 8105
Sjl LS 14 1.940 - 1.940 Trace very coarse tephra 8105
Sjl LS 15 1.990 - 2.040 Very coarse dark tephra, weathered red 8105
Sjl LS 16 2.075 - 2.125 Very coarse dark tephra, weathered red 8105
Sjl LS 17 2.225 - 2.270 Very coarse dark tephra, weathered red 8105
Sjl LS 18 2.300 - 2.325 Very coarse dark tephra, weathered red 8105
Sjl LS 19 2.335 - 2.360 Very coarse dark tephra, weathered red 8105
Sjl LS 20 2.385 - 2.415 Very coarse black tephra 8105
Sjl LS 21 2.425 - 2.455 Fine to coarse black tephra 8105

References

The data on this page is from the following source(s). If you use this data please acknowledge the source of the data. The number preceding each reference matches the Ref number on the data table above.

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 19:48:49 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.