Sedimentology and petrography of the Svenskøya Formation on Hopen, Svalbard: an analogue to sandstone reservoirs in the Realgrunnen Subgroup

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Lord, Gareth Steven, Mørk, Mai Britt Engeness, Mørk, Atle, Olaussen, Snorre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norsk Polarinstitutt 2019
• Subjects: Svalbard; Barents Sea; Svalbard Archipelago; Hopen; Kong Karls Land; Tubåen; Wilhelmøya; Sentralbanken; Arctic; Norwegian Polar Institute; Polar Research; Svenskøya
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2640950; https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v38.3523

On the island of Hopen, in the Svalbard Archipelago, the Svenskøya Formation is a succession 35 m in thickness, consisting primarily of sandstone beds and forming the youngest strata exposed on the island. We present a sedimentological and petrographic study of the formation and compare the unit wit...