Faroe Marine Ash Zone IV: a new MIS 3 ash zone on the Faroe Islands margin

• Main Authors: Wastegård, Stefan, Rasmussen, Tine L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 2016
• Subjects: Geology; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Faroe Islands; Greenland; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3453623.v1; https://geolsoc.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Faroe_Marine_Ash_Zone_IV_a_new_MIS_3_ash_zone_on_the_Faroe_Islands_margin/3453623/1

A basaltic tephra layer from MIS 3 has been discovered by analysis of cores from the Faroe Islands margin. The tephra layer appears up to 20 cm thick in some records. After the first main fall-out event the tephra is believed to be mainly deposited and redistributed by bottom currents. Geochemical a...