Distal records of Katla’s explosive past: Ocean-rafted pumice in raised shorelines on Varanger Peninsula, Northern Norway

• Main Authors: Zernack, A., Jørgensen, E., Romundset, A., Newton, A.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Lofoten; Norway; Katla; Iceland; North Atlantic; Northern Norway; Varanger
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5018693

Ocean-rafted pumice is found on modern and paleo-beaches across the North Atlantic and elsewhere. While not as accurate as tephrochronology, ocean-rafting events can be fingerprinted to their volcanic source and used to date sedimentary records and landforms, including raised shorelines. They also p...