Microstructural and metamoprhic study in rocks of the Seiland Igneous Province between Langfjord and Øksfjord, Alta kommune, Northern Norway

• Main Author: Rustad, Birgit Katrine
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitetet i Tromsø 2010
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Mineralogi; petrologi; geokjemi: 462; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Mineralogy; petrology; geochemistry: 462; GEO-3900; Alta; Elvevold; Langfjord; Norway; Seiland; Øksfjord; Finnmark; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/2897

The Seiland Igneous Province (SIP) is situated in western Finnmark, Northern Norway. The SIP comprises a suite of mainly gabbroic plutons, with ultramafic, syenitic and felsic intrusions. The origin of the region has been interpreted in different ways and several tectonic models have been proposed....