Lithostratigraphy of the Late Precambrian Løkvikfjell Group on Varanger Peninsula, East Finnmark, North Norway.
The basal contact of the Løkvikfjell Formation of the former Raggo Group on Varanger Peninsula is an unconformity rather than a thrust as had been previously supposed. A new stratigraphy is formally proposed for this formation which is here upgraded to group status. This stratigraphy is based on new...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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1978
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2675071 |
Summary: | The basal contact of the Løkvikfjell Formation of the former Raggo Group on Varanger Peninsula is an unconformity rather than a thrust as had been previously supposed. A new stratigraphy is formally proposed for this formation which is here upgraded to group status. This stratigraphy is based on new mapping and sedimentological work and allows a stratigraphic framework for the Løkvikfjell Group to be established for the northern part of Varanger Peninsula. The unconformity is an angular one which implies a previously unrecognised deformation phase in the underlying Barents Sea Group rocks. It also helps to establish the age relations of the Løkvikfjell Group and bears on correlation problems. 35537 |
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