Caledonian structural geology and tectonics of East Hinnøy, North Norway.

• Main Author: Bartley, John M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1984
• Subjects: KARTLEGGING; KALEDONSKE FJELLKJEDE; TEKTONIKK; STRUKTURGEOLOGI; Evenes; Lofoten; Myre; Narvik; Norway; Sortland; Stangnes; Tjeldsund; North Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2674165

Rocks of east Hinnøy comprise three Caledonian tectonic elements: (1) parautochthonous pre-Caledonian crystalline basement (Lofoten block); (2) allochtonous Precambrian gneisses, probably derived from the Lofoten block, and metasedimentary rocks of the Storvann Group, which are interpreted to repres...