XVIII.—The Geology of Jan Mayen

• Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Main Author: Wordie, J. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1926
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Environmental Science; Norwegian Sea; Greenland; Jan Mayen; Scoresby; Faroe-Iceland Ridge; East Greenland; Faroes; Iceland; Scoresby Sound
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s008045680001615x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S008045680001615X

Jan Mayen, so far as at present known, is entirely volcanic in origin. The rocks, therefore, are conveniently grouped with the Tertiary and later volcanics of the Faroes, Iceland, and Scoresby Sound in East Greenland. It should be noted, however, that these three localities are linked together by th...