The lithostratigraphy and history of the Caledonian mélange basin rocks below the Jotun Nappe in Bøverdalen, South Central Norway.

• Main Author: Alsaif, Manar Tawfiq
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Scandinavian; Caledonides; melange; hyperextension; Bergen; Bøverdalen; Norway; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/43906; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-48234

The Scandinavian Caledonides have been long studied, yet their ever unfolding complexity renders them far from being fully understood. It has been recognized that the Caledonian Allochthons have neither a linear nor straightforward along-strike relationship. A mélange unit has been recently identifi...