Structural deformation and mineralogy of the Agardhfjellet and Rurikfjellet formations in central Spitsbergen, Svalbard

• Main Author: Løvlie, Karoline Helen
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: shale; Spitsbergen; pop-up structure; décollement; duplex; Rurikfjellet Formation; Agardhfjellet Formation; fracture; CCS; Svalbard; contraction; caprock; CO2 storage; Agardhfjellet; Longyearbyen; Rurikfjellet; Slottsmøya; Wimanfjellet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79780; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-82917

The Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Agardhfjellet and Rurikfjellet formations comprise a 450 m thick shale-dominated succession. This succession is present across central parts of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, and is the targeted caprock for the Longyearbyen CO2 Lab. The focus of this study has been on the...