Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland)
The tephra dispersal mechanisms of rhyolitic glaciovolcanic eruptions are little known, but can be investigated through the correlation of eruptive products across multiple depositional settings. Using geochemistry and geochronology, we correlate a regionally important Pleistocene tephra horizon—the...
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ftunivcardiff:oai:https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk:121909 2023-06-11T04:12:10+02:00 Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland) Moles, Jonathan D. McGarvie, Dave Stevenson, John A. Sherlock, Sarah C. Abbott, Peter M. Jenner, Frances E. Halton, Alison M. 2019 application/pdf https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/121909/ https://doi.org/10.1130/G46004.1 https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/121909/1/Moles%20et%20al.%202019.pdf en eng Geological Society of America https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/121909/1/Moles%20et%20al.%202019.pdf Moles, Jonathan D., McGarvie, Dave, Stevenson, John A., Sherlock, Sarah C., Abbott, Peter M. orcid:0000-0002-6347-9499 orcid:0000-0002-6347-9499, Jenner, Frances E. and Halton, Alison M. 2019. Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland). Geology 47 (6) , pp. 577-580. 10.1130/G46004.1 https://doi.org/10.1130/G46004.1 file https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/121909/1/Moles%20et%20al.%202019.pdf doi:10.1130/G46004.1 cc_by Article PeerReviewed 2019 ftunivcardiff https://doi.org/10.1130/G46004.1 2023-05-04T22:35:43Z The tephra dispersal mechanisms of rhyolitic glaciovolcanic eruptions are little known, but can be investigated through the correlation of eruptive products across multiple depositional settings. Using geochemistry and geochronology, we correlate a regionally important Pleistocene tephra horizon—the rhyolitic component of North Atlantic Ash Zone II (II-RHY-1)—and the Thórsmörk Ignimbrite with rhyolitic tuyas at Torfajökull volcano, Iceland. The eruption breached an ice mass >400 m thick, leading to the widespread dispersal of II-RHY-1 across the North Atlantic and the Greenland ice sheet. Locally, pyroclastic density currents traveled across the ice surface, depositing the variably welded Thórsmörk Ignimbrite beyond the ice margin and ~30 km from source. The widely dispersed products of this eruption represent a valuable isochronous tie line between terrestrial, marine, and ice-core paleoenvironmental records. Using the tephra horizon, estimates of ice thickness and extent derived from the eruption deposits can be directly linked to the regional climate archive, which records the eruption at the onset of Greenland Stadial 15.2. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland ice core Ice Sheet Iceland North Atlantic Cardiff University: ORCA (Online Research @ Cardiff) Greenland Torfajökull ENVELOPE(-19.027,-19.027,63.898,63.898) Geology 47 6 577 580 |
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The tephra dispersal mechanisms of rhyolitic glaciovolcanic eruptions are little known, but can be investigated through the correlation of eruptive products across multiple depositional settings. Using geochemistry and geochronology, we correlate a regionally important Pleistocene tephra horizon—the rhyolitic component of North Atlantic Ash Zone II (II-RHY-1)—and the Thórsmörk Ignimbrite with rhyolitic tuyas at Torfajökull volcano, Iceland. The eruption breached an ice mass >400 m thick, leading to the widespread dispersal of II-RHY-1 across the North Atlantic and the Greenland ice sheet. Locally, pyroclastic density currents traveled across the ice surface, depositing the variably welded Thórsmörk Ignimbrite beyond the ice margin and ~30 km from source. The widely dispersed products of this eruption represent a valuable isochronous tie line between terrestrial, marine, and ice-core paleoenvironmental records. Using the tephra horizon, estimates of ice thickness and extent derived from the eruption deposits can be directly linked to the regional climate archive, which records the eruption at the onset of Greenland Stadial 15.2. |
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Moles, Jonathan D. McGarvie, Dave Stevenson, John A. Sherlock, Sarah C. Abbott, Peter M. Jenner, Frances E. Halton, Alison M. |
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Moles, Jonathan D. McGarvie, Dave Stevenson, John A. Sherlock, Sarah C. Abbott, Peter M. Jenner, Frances E. Halton, Alison M. Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland) |
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Moles, Jonathan D. McGarvie, Dave Stevenson, John A. Sherlock, Sarah C. Abbott, Peter M. Jenner, Frances E. Halton, Alison M. |
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Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland) |
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Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland) |
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Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland) |
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Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland) |
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Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland) |
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widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (torfajökull, iceland) |
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https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/121909/1/Moles%20et%20al.%202019.pdf Moles, Jonathan D., McGarvie, Dave, Stevenson, John A., Sherlock, Sarah C., Abbott, Peter M. orcid:0000-0002-6347-9499 orcid:0000-0002-6347-9499, Jenner, Frances E. and Halton, Alison M. 2019. Widespread tephra dispersal and ignimbrite emplacement from a subglacial volcano (Torfajökull, Iceland). Geology 47 (6) , pp. 577-580. 10.1130/G46004.1 https://doi.org/10.1130/G46004.1 file https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/121909/1/Moles%20et%20al.%202019.pdf doi:10.1130/G46004.1 |
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