The stratigraphy of Wilhelmøya and Hellwaldfjellet, Svalbard

Summary Stratigraphic sections measured at Wilhelmøya and Hellwaldfjellet in eastern Svalbard are described in their entirety in terms of formal lithostratigraphic units for the first time. They include rocks of mid-Triassic to late Jurassic age. The Uleneset Member is newly described and palynologi...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Author: Smith, David G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1975
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800046203
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800046203
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Summary:Summary Stratigraphic sections measured at Wilhelmøya and Hellwaldfjellet in eastern Svalbard are described in their entirety in terms of formal lithostratigraphic units for the first time. They include rocks of mid-Triassic to late Jurassic age. The Uleneset Member is newly described and palynological evidence is used to show that it is largely Norian (late Triassic) in age.