Harstad. Beskrivelse til det berggrunnsgeologiske gradteigskart M 8 - 1:100 000 (med fargetrykt kart)

• Main Author: Gustavson, Magne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Norwegian
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: STRATIGRAFI; MALMGEOLOGI; KARTLEGGING; STRUKTURGEOLOGI; GEOKRONOLOGI; PETROGRAFI; Ibestad; Tjeldsundet; Astafjorden; Straumsbotn; Andørja; Niingen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2674990

From a structural point of view the bedrocks of the map area can be subdivided into 1. Precambrian basement (autochthonous), and 2. Allochthonous Caledonian units. The Caledonian sequence embraces a) The lowermost over-thrust units, b) The main unit (Harstad Nappe) and c) The upper units (Straumsbot...