In situ weathered rocks on plateaus, slopes and strandflat areas of the Lofoten-Vesterålen, North Norway
Thick sandy‑silty saprolites occur on some plateaus and lower areas of the Lofoten‑Vesterålen islands. Their location and their thickness (up to 8 m) suggest a pre‑Weichselian or pre‑glacial origin. But their composition does not imply warmer climatic conditions than now. Thus an influence of postgl...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Geographical Society of Finland
1985
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Online Access: | https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/9071 |