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Assessing the geochemical fingerprint of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull tephra through instrumental neutron activation analysis: a trace element approach

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The first characterization by INAA of the tephra erupted during the most explosive phase of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull (Iceland) eruption is here presented. To evaluate the homogeneity of the tephra and fragmentation processes not only bulk samples were considered, but also other grain size fractions and previously published data. Concentrations of 42 elements were determined. Specific attention was given to incompatible elements, which appeared to be the most significative in order to define a geochemical fingerprint of the event.

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Acknowledgments

A sincere thanks to the staff of LENA laboratory of the Pavia University for their assistance during the irradiations. We would also thank Arny Sveinbjornsdottir and Gudrun Larsen for their precious tephra samples and Biancamaria Narcisi for her useful advice.

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    Present address: Centre for Ice and Climate, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  1. Graduate School in Polar Sciences, University of Siena, Via Laterina 8, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Giovanni Baccolo

  2. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza 1, 20126, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Baccolo, Barbara Delmonte & Valter Maggi

  3. INFN, Section of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza 3, 20126, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Baccolo, Massimiliano Clemenza, Niccolò Maffezzoli, Massimiliano Nastasi, Ezio Previtali & Valter Maggi

  4. Department of Physics, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza 3, 20126, Milan, Italy

    Massimiliano Clemenza, Niccolò Maffezzoli, Massimiliano Nastasi & Ezio Previtali

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Baccolo, G., Clemenza, M., Delmonte, B. et al. Assessing the geochemical fingerprint of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull tephra through instrumental neutron activation analysis: a trace element approach. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 306, 429–435 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4092-7

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