A Sedimentological Study of the De Geerdalen Formation with Focus on the Isfjorden Member and Palaeosols

• Main Author: Haugen, Turid
• Other Authors: Mørk, Atle, Olaussen, Snorre
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2016
• Subjects: Geologi; Arktisk geologi; Svalbard; Edgeøya; De Geerdalen; Barentsøya; Wilhelmøya; Blanknuten; Muen; Hellwaldfjellet; Deltaneset; Friedrichfjellet; Krefftberget; Agardhdalen; Hahnfjella; Schmidtberget; Arktis*; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2407888

In this study sedimentological depositional environments of the Upper Triassic De Geerdalen Formation in Svalbard have been investigated. Facies and facies associations of the formation are presented, however the main focus has been on delta top sediments and in particular palaeosols. Special attent...