K-Ar ages of Basaltic rocks collected during a traverse of the Frans Josef Land Archipelago (1895-1896)

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Campsie, J., Rasmussen, M. H., Hansen, N., Liebe, C. J., Laursen, J., Brochwicz-Levinski, W., Johnson, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1998
• Subjects: Arctic; Fridtjof; Arctic Basin; Fridtjof Nansen; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2430; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v6i2.6858

Age determinations for rock samples collected by Fridtjof Nansen during his trans-Arctic expedition from 1893-1896 have yielded additional information on the tectonic chronology of the Arctic Basin. The data suggest pulses of volcanic activity in the Frans Josef Land Archipelago with approximate ave...