Big boulders of tillite rock in Porsanger, Northern Norway.

• Main Author: Føyn, Sven
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1967
• Subjects: PREKAMBRIUM; BLOKK; PALEOZOIKUM; KARTLEGGING; PETROGRAFI; MORENE; Austerbotn; Norway; Porsanger; Skoganvarre; Lakselv; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2674862

In 1959 numerous erratic boulders of tillite rock were discovered at the head of Austerbotn, the eastern arm of the Porsangerfjord. Some of the boulders are very big, having volumes of up to 20m3. In 1965 another two boulders were found about 7 km to the south-east of the head of the fjord. The pres...