Age of the Younger Laxá Lava and Lake Mývatn, Northern Iceland, Determined by AMS Radiocarbon Dating

Lake Mývatn and several smaller lakes in northern Iceland were formed by the large Holocene lava flow of the Younger Laxá Lava (YLL). The age of the YLL was estimated by tephrochronology at 1800–2300 BP (Thorarinsson 1951). Conventional radiocarbon dating of charred vegetation beneath the YLL (Thora...

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Published in:Radiocarbon
Main Authors: Hauptfleisch, Ulf, Einarsson, Árni
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.v54i2.15970
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822200046890