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This page contains the results of your search. It is divided into two sections. The first contains information about any tephra layers present at the site and the second part contains details about the source references and the date and time of the search.
Site Type | Area | Latitude | Longitude | Altitude (m) |
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Terrestrial | Iceland, Kalfafellsheidi, Vestur-Skaftafellsysla | 63.9500°N | 17.6670°W | 125 |
Profile | Tephra Layer | ||||||||
No | Name | Total 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 |
*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.
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
All of the data contained in this database is either published or donated. When using the data, acknowledgement must be made of the original source of the data and that the data was obtained from Tephrabase. See Copyright information.
This Tephrabase search was made on 13/11/2024 at 18:31:11 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.