In situ weathered rocks on plateaus, slopes and strandflat areas of the Lofoten-Vesterålen, North Norway

Thick sandy‑silty saprolites occur on some plateaus and lower areas of the Lofoten‑Vesterålen islands. Their location and their thickness (up to 8 m) suggest a pre‑Weichselian or pre‑glacial origin. But their composition does not imply warmer climatic conditions than now. Thus an influence of postgl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jean-Pierre Peulvast
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 1985
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7521009fcf004977989463144dc0e8d7