Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides
The Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides, from the fjord region of North-East Greenland northwards to Kronprins Christian Land, is reviewed and a number of new lithostratigraphical units are proposed. The Slottet Formation (new) is a Lower Cambrian quartzite unit, containi...
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ftjgeusbullet:oai:geusjournals.org:article/4815 2023-05-15T16:03:10+02:00 Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides Smith, M. Paul Rasmussen, Jan Audun Robertson, Steve Higgins, A.K. Leslie, A. Graham 2004-12-30 application/pdf https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4815 https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v6.4815 eng eng Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4815/10451 https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4815 doi:10.34194/geusb.v6.4815 GEUS Bulletin; Vol. 6 (2004): East Greenland Caledonides, stratigraphy, structure and geochronology; 5-28 2597-2154 2597-2162 Early Palaeozoic North-East Greenland stratigraphy info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article. 2004 ftjgeusbullet https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v6.4815 2022-03-15T17:22:15Z The Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides, from the fjord region of North-East Greenland northwards to Kronprins Christian Land, is reviewed and a number of new lithostratigraphical units are proposed. The Slottet Formation (new) is a Lower Cambrian quartzite unit, containing Skolithos burrows, that is present in the Målebjerg and Eleonore Sø tectonic windows, in the nunatak region of North-East Greenland. The unit is the source of common and often-reported glacial erratic boulders containing Skolithos that are distributed throughout the fjord region. The Målebjerg Formation (new) overlies the Slottet Formation in the tectonic windows, and comprises limestones and dolostones of assumed Cambrian–Ordovician age. The Lower Palaeozoic succession of the fjord region of East Greenland (dominantly limestones and dolostones) is formally placed in the Kong Oscar Fjord Group (new). Amendments are proposed for several existing units in the Kronprins Christian Land and Lambert Land areas, where they occur in autochthonous, parautochthonous and allochthonous settings. Article in Journal/Newspaper East Greenland Greenland Kong Oscar fjord Kronprins Christian land Lambert land GEUS Bulletin (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland) Greenland Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) Kong Oscar Fjord ENVELOPE(-23.935,-23.935,72.361,72.361) Kronprins Christian Land ENVELOPE(-22.000,-22.000,80.500,80.500) Lambert Land ENVELOPE(-20.500,-20.500,79.250,79.250) Målebjerg ENVELOPE(-27.150,-27.150,73.567,73.567) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bulletin 6 5 28 |
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The Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides, from the fjord region of North-East Greenland northwards to Kronprins Christian Land, is reviewed and a number of new lithostratigraphical units are proposed. The Slottet Formation (new) is a Lower Cambrian quartzite unit, containing Skolithos burrows, that is present in the Målebjerg and Eleonore Sø tectonic windows, in the nunatak region of North-East Greenland. The unit is the source of common and often-reported glacial erratic boulders containing Skolithos that are distributed throughout the fjord region. The Målebjerg Formation (new) overlies the Slottet Formation in the tectonic windows, and comprises limestones and dolostones of assumed Cambrian–Ordovician age. The Lower Palaeozoic succession of the fjord region of East Greenland (dominantly limestones and dolostones) is formally placed in the Kong Oscar Fjord Group (new). Amendments are proposed for several existing units in the Kronprins Christian Land and Lambert Land areas, where they occur in autochthonous, parautochthonous and allochthonous settings. |
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Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides |
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Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides |
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Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides |
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Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides |
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Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of the East Greenland Caledonides |
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lower palaeozoic stratigraphy of the east greenland caledonides |
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Greenland Burrows Kong Oscar Fjord Kronprins Christian Land Lambert Land Målebjerg |
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East Greenland Greenland Kong Oscar fjord Kronprins Christian land Lambert land |
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