The Klippfist Formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous platform carbonates on the Western Barents Shelf
A new Lower Cretceous lithostratigraphic unit of the Western Barents Shelf, named the Klippfist Formation, is formally introduced. The formation represents a condensed carbonate succession deposited on platform areas and structural highs, where it consists of limestones and marls, often glauconitic....
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2274 2023-05-15T17:05:13+02:00 The Klippfist Formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous platform carbonates on the Western Barents Shelf Smelror, Morten Mørk, Atle Monteil, Eric Rutledge, David Leereveld, Han 1998-01-12 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2274 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v17i2.6618 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2274/5525 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2274 doi:10.3402/polar.v17i2.6618 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 17 No. 2 (1998); 181-202 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1998 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v17i2.6618 2021-11-11T19:12:21Z A new Lower Cretceous lithostratigraphic unit of the Western Barents Shelf, named the Klippfist Formation, is formally introduced. The formation represents a condensed carbonate succession deposited on platform areas and structural highs, where it consists of limestones and marls, often glauconitic. The limestones may have a nodular appearance, and fossil debris, which are dominated by Inoceramus prisms, may be abundant. The Klippfist Formation is composed of two members: the Kutling Member defined herein from cores drilled on the Bjarmeland Platform, and the coeval Tordenskjoldberget Member described on Kong Karls Land. The base of the formation is defined by the abrupt decrease in gamma-ray intensity, where the dark shales of the underlying Hekkingen or Agardhfjellet formations are replaced by marls. It is often unconformable. The Klippfist Formation is of Berriasian to Early Barremian age and appears to be time-transgressive over parts of the Western Barents Shelf (including Kong Karls Land). It passes laterally into the basinal Knurr Formation. On Kongsøya (Kong Karls Land) a thin shale unit, bounded by unconformities, earlier included in the Tordenskjoldberget Member, represents the northernmost extension of the overlying Kolje Formation in the Barents Shelf. Article in Journal/Newspaper Kong Karls Land Kongsøya Polar Research Polar Research (E-Journal) Kong Karls Land ENVELOPE(28.000,28.000,78.833,78.833) Agardhfjellet ENVELOPE(18.833,18.833,78.083,78.083) Hekkingen ENVELOPE(17.832,17.832,69.597,69.597) Tordenskjoldberget ENVELOPE(28.198,28.198,78.870,78.870) Polar Research 17 2 181 202 |
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A new Lower Cretceous lithostratigraphic unit of the Western Barents Shelf, named the Klippfist Formation, is formally introduced. The formation represents a condensed carbonate succession deposited on platform areas and structural highs, where it consists of limestones and marls, often glauconitic. The limestones may have a nodular appearance, and fossil debris, which are dominated by Inoceramus prisms, may be abundant. The Klippfist Formation is composed of two members: the Kutling Member defined herein from cores drilled on the Bjarmeland Platform, and the coeval Tordenskjoldberget Member described on Kong Karls Land. The base of the formation is defined by the abrupt decrease in gamma-ray intensity, where the dark shales of the underlying Hekkingen or Agardhfjellet formations are replaced by marls. It is often unconformable. The Klippfist Formation is of Berriasian to Early Barremian age and appears to be time-transgressive over parts of the Western Barents Shelf (including Kong Karls Land). It passes laterally into the basinal Knurr Formation. On Kongsøya (Kong Karls Land) a thin shale unit, bounded by unconformities, earlier included in the Tordenskjoldberget Member, represents the northernmost extension of the overlying Kolje Formation in the Barents Shelf. |
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Smelror, Morten Mørk, Atle Monteil, Eric Rutledge, David Leereveld, Han The Klippfist Formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous platform carbonates on the Western Barents Shelf |
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The Klippfist Formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous platform carbonates on the Western Barents Shelf |
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The Klippfist Formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous platform carbonates on the Western Barents Shelf |
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The Klippfist Formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous platform carbonates on the Western Barents Shelf |
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The Klippfist Formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous platform carbonates on the Western Barents Shelf |
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The Klippfist Formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous platform carbonates on the Western Barents Shelf |
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klippfist formation—a new lithostratigraphic unit of lower cretaceous platform carbonates on the western barents shelf |
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