The Hecla Hoek Succession in Ny Friesland, Spitsbergen

Abstract A stratigraphical outline of the Hecla Hoek succession summarizing post-war work in Ny Friesland is presented for the first time. This shows a geosynclinal series of sediments reaching down at least 15,000 m. below Cambrian in a more or less continuous succession. It is compared with other...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Authors: Harland, W. B., Wilson, C. B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1956
Subjects:
Geology
Svalbard
Hoek
Ny Friesland
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800066693
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800066693
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Summary:Abstract A stratigraphical outline of the Hecla Hoek succession summarizing post-war work in Ny Friesland is presented for the first time. This shows a geosynclinal series of sediments reaching down at least 15,000 m. below Cambrian in a more or less continuous succession. It is compared with other Hecla Hoek successions in Svalbard.

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