Faroe Marine Ash Zone IV: a new MIS 3 ash zone on the Faroe Islands margin
Stefan Wastegård
Tine L. Rasmussen
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
<p>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 analyses suggest that the tephra is relatively undisturbed by allochtonous
tephra grains and unmixed. The peak occurrences are in the lower part of GIS (Greenland Interstadial) 12 and we suggest naming
this new tephra Faroe Marine Ash Zone IV (FMAZ IV), following the nomenclature adopted for previous ash zones found on the
Faroe Islands margin. Geochemical analyses of the tephra show affinities with the Grímsvötn volcanic system in the Eastern
Volcanic Zone in south Iceland. The average age of FMAZ IV from four independent age models is 46 800±1000 years BP. We suggest
that the V5 ash zone, found on the Reykjanes Ridge is a correlative to the FMAZ IV.
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tephra Faroe Marine Ash Zone IV
Faroe Islands margin
V 5 ash zone
basaltic tephra layer
GIS
Faroe Marine Ash Zone IV
FMAZ IV
Eastern Volcanic Zone
tephra show affinities
Geochemical analyses
allochtonous tephra grains
MIS 3 ash zone
Geology