A Dyke Swarm and Crustal Flexure in East Greenland

As a result of three recent expeditions to East Greenland a remarkable dyke swarm, following closely the general direction of the coast, has been found to run from the neighbourhood of Scoresby Sound to Angmagssalik, a distance of 500 miles. The dykes are dolerites of various kinds and for the most...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Authors: Wager, L. R., Deer, W. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1938
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0016756800089226 2024-09-15T17:39:27+00:00 A Dyke Swarm and Crustal Flexure in East Greenland Wager, L. R. Deer, W. A. 1938 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800089226 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800089226 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Geological Magazine volume 75, issue 1, page 39-46 ISSN 0016-7568 1469-5081 journal-article 1938 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800089226 2024-07-31T04:03:43Z As a result of three recent expeditions to East Greenland a remarkable dyke swarm, following closely the general direction of the coast, has been found to run from the neighbourhood of Scoresby Sound to Angmagssalik, a distance of 500 miles. The dykes are dolerites of various kinds and for the most part they are intruded into a thick Tertiary basalt series and the underlying metamorphic compled. Article in Journal/Newspaper Angmagssalik East Greenland Greenland Scoresby Sound Cambridge University Press Geological Magazine 75 1 39 46
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description As a result of three recent expeditions to East Greenland a remarkable dyke swarm, following closely the general direction of the coast, has been found to run from the neighbourhood of Scoresby Sound to Angmagssalik, a distance of 500 miles. The dykes are dolerites of various kinds and for the most part they are intruded into a thick Tertiary basalt series and the underlying metamorphic compled.
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title_fullStr A Dyke Swarm and Crustal Flexure in East Greenland
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