Caledonian terrane amalgamation of Svalbard: detrital zircon provenance of Mesoproterozoic to Carboniferous strata from Oscar II Land, western Spitsbergen

• Published in: Geological Magazine
• Main Authors: GASSER, DETA, ANDRESEN, ARILD
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Svalbard; Oscar II; Oscar II Land; North Atlantic; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756813000174; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756813000174

Abstract The tectonic origin of pre-Devonian rocks of Svalbard has long been a matter of debate. In particular, the origin and assemblage of pre-Devonian rocks of western Spitsbergen, including a blueschist-eclogite complex in Oscar II Land, are enigmatic. We present detrital zircon U–Pb LA-ICP-MS d...