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- Tephra layers are proving to be an invaluable tool in palaeoenvironmental
studies. The data produced by such research can be difficult to handle and
disseminate. Tephrabase is a database of tephra layers found in Iceland,
north-west and northern Europe, Russia and central Mexico. D etails on the
location, name, age and geochemistry of tephra layers is stored in the
database, as well as information about relevent volcanoes and volcanic systems.
A comprehensive reference database is also included.
Website: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/tephra/tbasehom.html
[Summary provided by the University of Edinburgh.]
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