V.—Sketch of the Geology of Ice Sound and Bell Sound, Spitzbergen

VI. Jura.—In all probability the strata which form the summit of the mountain north of Reindeer Valley in Saurie Hook belong to the Jurassic formation, which besides occupies a considerable extent on Spitzbergen, from the entrance of Ice Sound to Cape Agardh in Stor Fiord. To judge from the beds at...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Author: Nordenskiöld, A. E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1876
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800154214
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Summary:VI. Jura.—In all probability the strata which form the summit of the mountain north of Reindeer Valley in Saurie Hook belong to the Jurassic formation, which besides occupies a considerable extent on Spitzbergen, from the entrance of Ice Sound to Cape Agardh in Stor Fiord. To judge from the beds at the latter place, the only one that I know of which affords a comprehensive section of the different strata belonging to this formation, the Jurassic strata of Spitzbergen consist of—