Geochemical fingerprinting of Icelandic silicic Holocene tephra layers

• Main Author: Meara, Rhian Hedd
• Other Authors: Thordarson, Thorvaldur, Fitton, Godfrey
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Edinburgh 2012
• Subjects: Iceland; silicic; fingerprint; tephra; Katla; Askja; Torfajökull; Hekla; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5834

The overall aim of this research project has been to develop a reference dataset of 19 Holocene silicic Icelandic tephra layers sourced from the Torfajökull, Askja, Katla, Öræfajökull and Hekla volcanic systems. The dataset comprises geochemical data (including major, trace and rare earth element da...