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14C Ages of Tephra Layers from the Holocene Deposits of Kunashir Island (Russian Far East)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

N. G. Razjigaeva ,
T. A. Grebennikova ,
L. A. Ganzey ,
V. B. Bazarova ,
L. M. Mokhova ,
A. M. Korotky  and
L. D. Sulerzhitsky
N. G. Razjigaeva
Affiliation:
Pacific Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Radio St. 7 Vladivostok 690041, Russia
T. A. Grebennikova
Affiliation:
Pacific Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Radio St. 7 Vladivostok 690041, Russia
L. A. Ganzey
Affiliation:
Pacific Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Radio St. 7 Vladivostok 690041, Russia
V. B. Bazarova
Affiliation:
Pacific Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Radio St. 7 Vladivostok 690041, Russia
L. M. Mokhova
Affiliation:
Pacific Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Radio St. 7 Vladivostok 690041, Russia
A. M. Korotky
Affiliation:
Pacific Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Radio St. 7 Vladivostok 690041, Russia
L. D. Sulerzhitsky
Affiliation:
Pacific Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Radio St. 7 Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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Holocene deposits from the central and southern regions of the Kunashir Island contain tephra from 12 volcanic eruptions (Kn1–12). We studied radiocarbon data, mineralogical composition, and distribution of the tephra layers in different Holocene facies. The main sources of the Holocene tephra samples were the volcanoes of Hokkaido Island. The distribution of ash layers on Kunashir Island allows us to estimate their direction. Ash layers can be reliable markers for age determination of different coastal landforms on open oceanic shores. We propose here a tephrastratigraphical scheme for different Middle-Late Holocene facies.

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