Sedimentology and palynology of the Lower Cretaceous succession of central Spitsbergen: integration of subsurface and outcrop data

• Published in: Norwegian Journal of Geology
• Main Authors: Grundvåg, Sten-Andreas, Jelby, Mads Engholm, Śliwińska, Kasia Kamila, Nøhr-Hansen, Henrik, Aadland, Tore, Sandvik, Sara Elvelund, Tennvassås, Ingrid, Engen, Thea Marie, Olaussen, Snorre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norsk Geologisk Forening 2019
• Subjects: Svalbard; northern Barents Shelf; Mesozoic; Early Cretaceous palaeogeography; Facies analysis; Sequence stratigraphy; Carolinefjellet; Helvetiafjellet; Nordenskiöld Land; Rurikfjellet; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/22782; https://doi.org/10.17850/njg006

The Lower Cretaceous succession in Svalbard is commonly considered as an important analogue to age-equivalent strata on the Barents Shelf which are sporadically targeted by exploration wells. In this study, the stratigraphic and genetic relationship between the Rurikfjellet (open marine), Helvetiafj...