The Caledonian mountain chain of the Southern Troms and Ofoten areas. Part III. Structures and structural history.

• Main Author: Gustavson, Magne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: FORKASTNING; FOLDNING; KALEDONSKE FJELLKJEDE; STRUKTURGEOLOGI; PETROGRAFI; KARTLEGGING; Finnmark; Gratangen; Kjøpsvik; Nordland; Northern Norway; Ofoten; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2674950

The main lines of the structural geology of the area of about 13,000 km\u00B2 in the Caledonian mountain chain of Northern Norway are described. The major structure is characterized by nappes with a thrust front in the east above authochthonous Precambrian basement and Lower Cambrian sediments. The...