Depositional environments of the Upper Triassic Snadd Formation on the Loppa High, SW Barents Sea

• Main Author: Johansen, Stian André
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2016
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Stratigraphy and paleontology: 461; Depositional environment; Loppa High; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Stratigrafi og paleontologi: 461; EOM-3901; Barents Sea; Loppa; Hammerfest; Hammerfest Basin
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/9418

This thesis has focused on the depositional environments of the Upper Triassic Snadd Formation. This formation covers the time-period Ladinian to early Norian with multiple marine regressions and transgressions, resulting in depositional environments ranging from offshore marine shelf to a coastal p...