Coupling, decoupling and metasomatism:Evolution of crust-mantle relationships beneath NW Spitsbergen

• Published in: Lithos
• Main Authors: Griffin, W. L., Nikolic, N., O'Reilly, Suzanne Y., Pearson, N. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Arctic; Bockfjorden; Breibogen; Greenland; Hoek; Hekla; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/944a76b6-d70c-48a3-9b79-67559875a025; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2012.03.003; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84865191203&partnerID=8YFLogxK

The Bockfjord area of NW Spitsbergen (Norwegian Arctic) exposes a long history of crustal evolution, culminating in the Caledonian (400-500. Ma) orogeny; prior to the opening of the N. Atlantic Ocean, this area was part of the Laurentian (Greenland) side of the orogen. The N-striking Breibogen-Bockf...