Palaeomagnetism and magnetostratigraphy of the Permian and Triassic of Spitsbergen: a review of progress and challenges

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Hounslow, Mark W., Nawrocki, Jerzy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
• Subjects: Svalbard; Tempelfjorden; Gipsdalen; Kapp Starostin; Polar Research; Tempelfjord*; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2904; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v27i3.6189

Permian and Triassic sediments from Svalbard provide a testing ground for evaluating concepts about the polarity and configuration of the geomagnetic field during the Palaeozoic–Mesozoic transition. This review examines existing palaeomagnetic and magnetostratigraphic data, and also re-examines the...