Karstic surface in the Lower Permian sabkha sequence of the Gipshuken Formation, central Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Some unusual karst structures occur in the upper part of the evaporite-dominated sequence of the Gipshuken Formation. This Lower Permian unit is characterized by interbedded anhydrite and dolomites, and is now interpreted in terms of superimposed sabkha cycles. The karst structures are found in the...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Author: Lauritzen, Ørnulf
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2010
Subjects:
Dickson Land
Gipshuken
Svalbard
Polar Research
Spitsbergen
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2554
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v1i2.6980

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