A sedimentological study of the Lower Cretaceous Glitrefjellet Member, Svalbard

• Main Author: Engen, Thea Marie
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Petroleum geology and petroleum geophysics: 464; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Petroleumsgeologi og -geofysikk: 464; GEO-3900; Carolinefjellet; Glitrefjellet; Helvetiafjellet; Longyearbyen; Rurikfjellet; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12826

Detailed facies analysis of the Early Cretaceous Helvetiafjellet Formation (Barremian-Aptian) indicates deposition during a long-term transgression. The formation has received a lot of attention in previous published papers, particularly the lowermost Festningen Member has been detailed in numerous...