The Botneheia Formation (Middle Triassic) in Edgeøya and Barentsøya, Svalbard: lithostratigraphy, facies, phosphogenesis, paleoenvironment

Svalbard embraces an organic carbon−rich, fine−grained clastic succession (up to 100 m thick) that makes the best petroleum source unit in the region. This paper presents new lithostratigraphic subdivision and detailed description of the formation, followed by its paleoenvironmental interpretation a...

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Main Author: Krzysztof P. Krajewski
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
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Key words
Svalbard
Middle Triassic
Botneheia Formation
lithostratigraphy
facies
Barentsøya
Blanknuten
Botneheia
Edgeøya
Muen
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.617.5212
http://www.polar.pan.pl/ppr29/PPR29-319.pdf

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