Kalfafell, Kalfafellsheidi, Vestur-Skaftafellsysla, Iceland

Your search has found 75 tephra layers at Kalfafell

Site Type Area Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Terrestrial Iceland, Kalfafellsheidi, Vestur-Skaftafellsysla 63.9500°N 17.6670°W 125

 

*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
2 Peat Profile 2.81 Drainage Ditch
KAL T1 0.140 - 0.150 8103
KAL T2 0.190 - 0.195 8103
Laki 1783 Tephra KAL T3 0.300 - 0.310 8103
KAL T4 0.320 - 0.325 8103
KAL T5 0.335 - 0.345 8103
Katla 1755 Tephra KAL T6 0.350 - 0.360 8103
KAL T7 0.375 - 0.380 8103
KAL T8 0.450 - 0.475 8103
Grímsvötn 1619 Tephra KAL T9 0.490 - 0.500 8103
KAL T10 0.560 - 0.565 8103
Veiđivötn 1477 Tephra KAL T11 0.580 - 0.640 8103
KAL T12 0.650 - 0.665 8103
KAL T13 0.680 - 0.700 8103
KAL T14 0.715 - 0.720 8103
Örćfajökull 1362 Tephra KAL T15 0.740 - 0.755 8103
KAL T16 0.770 - 0.780 8103
KAL T17 0.830 - 0.840 8103
KAL T18 0.875 - 0.890 8103
Eldgjá Tephra KAL T19 0.935 - 0.990 8103
KAL T20 1.005 - 1.030 8103
KAL T21 (SL?) 1.040 - 1.060 8103
KAL T22 1.070 - 1.075 8103
KAL T23 1.090 - 1.095 8103
KAL T24 1.110 - 1.130 8103
KAL T25 1.150 - 1.160 8103
KAL T26 1.170 - 1.175 8103
KAL T27 1.280 - 1.290 8103
KAL T28 1.305 - 1.306 8103
KAL T29 1.340 - 1.341 8103
KAL T30 1.350 - 1.351 8103
KAL T31 1.360 - 1.370 8103
KAL T32 1.380 - 1.385 8103
KAL T33 1.390 - 1.395 8103
KAL T34 1.425 - 1.450 8103
KAL T35 1.480 - 1.485 8103
KAL T36 1.520 - 1.530 8103
KAL T37 1.545 - 1.560 8103
KAL T38 1.560 - 1.565 8103
KAL T39 1.575 - 1.580 8103
KAL T40 1.590 - 1.610 8103
KAL T41 1.620 - 1.630 8103
KAL T42 1.635 - 1.640 8103
KAL T43 1.650 - 1.660 8103
KAL T44 1.680 - 1.690 8103
KAL T45 1.720 - 1.730 8103
KAL T46 1.755 - 1.765 8103
KAL T47 1.810 - 1.815 8103
KAL T48 1.820 - 1.840 8103
KAL 49 1.865 - 1.890 8103
KAL 50 1.900 - 1.905 8103
KAL 51 1.915 - 1.920 8103
KAL 52 1.930 - 1.935 8103
KAL 53 1.950 - 1.970 8103
KAL 54 1.980 - 2.010 8103
KAL 55 2.030 - 2.040 8103
KAL 56 2.085 - 2.100 8103
KAL 57 2.110 - 2.120 8103
KAL 58 2.140 - 2.160 8103
KAL 59 2.170 - 2.180 8103
KAL 60 2.195 - 2.220 8103
KAL 61 2.280 - 2.285 8103
KAL 62 2.350 - 2.375 8103
KAL 63 2.395 - 2.420 8103
KAL 64 2.430 - 2.470 8103
Hekla S Tephra KAL-X (KAL 65) 2.470 - 2.500 View Data 201
KAL 66 2.520 - 2.525 8103
KAL 67 2.540 - 2.585 8103
KAL 68 2.600 - 2.625 8103
KAL 69 2.640 - 2.645 8103
KAL 70 2.650 - 2.655 8103
KAL 71 2.665 - 2.680 8103
KAL 72 2.700 - 2.720 8103
Hekla 4 Tephra KAL-Y (KAL 73) 2.740 - 2.810 View Data 201
3 Loessial Profile n/a Soil Pit
Hekla S Tephra KAL-X n/a View Data 201
Hekla 4 Tephra KAL-Y n/a View Data 201

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.

201: Dugmore, A.J., Larsen, G., Newton, A.J., and Sugden, D.E.  1992  Geochemical stability of fine-grained silicic tephra layers in Iceland and Scotland. Journal of Quaternary Science  7, 173-183.

8103: Dugmore, A.J., Newton, A.J. and Larsen G.  2017  School of GeoScience, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP and Jarđvísindastofnun Háskólans Náttúrufrćđahús, Askja, herbergi 230 Sturlugata 7 IS-101 Reykjavík

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This Tephrabase search was made on 4/7/2025 at 17:57:30 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.