The origin of upper Precambrian diamictites, northern Norway: a case study applicable to diamictites in general

• Main Author: Molén, Mats O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Instytut Geologii UAM 2017
• Subjects: Surface microtexture; debris flow; diamictite; tillite; Bigganjargga; snowball Earth; Norway; Varangerfjorden; Northern Norway; Varangerfjord*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10593/21245

Upper Precambrian diamictites in Varangerfjorden (northern Norway) have been examined for evidence of origin, whether glaciogenic, gravity flow or polygenetic. Studies of geomorphology, sedimentology and surface microtextures on quartz sand grains are integrated to provide multiple pieces of evidenc...