Nakrem and others published the geology of svalbard by w. Some early results were published hamilton, harland and miller 1962. Black lines are major faults onshore and offshore, numbered circles mark the following structures. The stratigraphy of wilhelmoya and hellwaldfjellet, svalbard volume 112 issue 5 david g.
Seismicity and presentday tectonics of the svalbard region. Harland and colleagues research into svalbard geology culminated in the comprehensive. Svalbard an uplifted part of the barents sea the barents sea svalbard is bordered to the n by a rifted margin bordered to the sw by a sheared or transtensional margin s p r e a d i n g r i d g e. The geology of svalbard walter brian harland, lester m. Its position at the upturned edge of the eurasian continental plate, opposite the greenland continental block, and its long geological record, with evidence of major precambrian, paleozoic, and cenozoic deformation, offer a potential for intercontinental correlation. Tectonic map of the ellesmerian and eurekan deformation belts on svalbard, north greenland, and the queen elizabeth islands canadian arctic. A window into the barents sea hydrocarbon province. The geology of svalbard to svalbard colleagues geological society memoirs series editor a. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Geoscience atlas of svalbard is an outreach project that aims to provide information about geosciences in svalbard to a broad group of potential users. Walter brian harland 22 march 1917 1 november 2003 was a british geologist at the department of geology, later university of cambridge department of earth sciences, england, from 1948 to 2003.
Sedimentology and petrography of the svenskoya formation on. The key position of svalbard in relation to other arctic lands is shown in a polar projection fig. University center in svalbard unis, is the worlds foremost institution of the arctic sciences, offering courses and laboratory experience in arctic biology, arctic geology, arctic geophysics, and. Stratigraphy of the uppermost old red sandstone of. The postcaledonian development of svalbard and the.
Northwest svalbard, to investigate the origin of this terrane and its role within the north atlantic caledonides. Geology of svalbard a continuous succession rocks can be found on svalbard ranging from precambrium to tertiary. Arctic geology unis the university centre in svalbard. Svalbard comprises all islands between latitude 74 north and latitude 81 north and between longitude 10 east and longitude 35 east. Data from many geoscientific disciplines are collected in an atlas and presented in thematic maps, photographs and charts with concise explanations. Cambridge svalbard exploration collection archives hub. Department of the interior, geological survey, office of earthquake studies. The geological exploration of svalbard is an ongoing activity, and recent understandings may differ from earlier interpretations.
The geology of svalbard geological society, london, memoirs. Nine transgressiveregressive tr cycles have recently been recognized in the triassic succession of the sverdrup basin, arctic canada embry, 1988. Moreover, with an international history and present treaty status many nations have participated in research, and the geological literature currently comprising far more. Please note, due to essential maintenance online purchasing will be unavailable between 6.
Caledonian migmatization in central nordaustlandet, svalbard. The arctic geology courses at unis are therefore built to take full advantage of having a high arctic field setting on our doorstep. Recent understanding of the svalbard basement 1n the light of new. Arctic geology geoscienceworld books geoscienceworld. Books, calendar, postcards, dvds rocks and ice geology of east greenland sediments sediments a sediment comes into existence when pieces of rock are deposited at the surface of the earth be it on dry land or in the water. Green represents carboniferous and permian rock, the. Media in category geology of svalbard the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. The geologica l map of svalbard also below here gives a stratigraphic overview of the geology of svalbard. Outline of the physical geography and geology of svalbard. At this time you are free to use this material for nonprofit educational purposes. Stratigraphy of the uppermost old red sandstone of svalbard. Svalbards position immediately south of the polar euramerican basin, and east of the norwegian.
The geology of svalbard geological society memoir hardcover february 1, 1998. One group studies middle and upper atmospheric processes focusing on combined radar. Pdf tectonic map of the ellesmerian and eurekan deformation. Geography svalbard is an archipelago in the arctic ocean, located about midway between norway and the north pole. On the island of hopen, in the svalbard archipelago, the svenskoya formation is a succession 35 m in thickness, consisting primarily of sandstone beds and forming the youngest strata exposed on the island. Svalbard glaciers during the 19th century with glacial geology investiga tions and preparation of maps nathorst and others, 1909. The geology 6f edge0ya and barents0ya, svalbard by b. The boundaries between the terranes are much disputed. It may thus meet the needs of specialists with information. J tectonostratigraphy of the caledonian atomfjella antiform of northem ny friesland, svalbard.
Arctic scientific studies in svalbard global education. The svalbard archipelago and its principal island, spitsbergen, respectively about the size of scotland and switzerland, have a wealth in variety and complexity in stratigraphy and structure no less than those classic areas. Outline of the geography and geology of svalbard by olafur ingolfsson, professor of quaternary geology, university of iceland and unis geography svalbard is an archipelago in the arctic ocean, located about midway between norway and the north pole. The cambridge svalbard exploration collection documents many decades of scientific work undertaken by mostly cambridge researchers from 1938 until the early 1990s. Harland 1971 to subdivide the hecla hoek unit into an. The richness is partly evident in the outlines below of major stratigraphic groups and. Baklia fault zone a regional strike slip zone splitting prins karls foreland svalbard prins karls foreland pkf is a westernmost island of svalbard archipelago belonging to the southwestern basement province. Geology and landscape around the arctic circle in norway.
Tectonostratigraphy of the caledonian atomfjella antiform of northern ny friesland, svalbard patrik wittnilsson, david g. Svalbard is an archipelago in the arctic ocean roughly centered on 78 north latitude and 20 east longitude. Svalbards position immediately south of the polar euramerican basin, and east of the norwegian greenland sea, puts it in a critical position to allow us to recognize many of the main features controlling the. Caledonian rocks are also found on svalbard, in great britain, greenland and north america. Svalbard comprises all islands between latitude 74 north and latitude 81 north. The stratigraphy of wilhelmoya and hellwaldfjellet, svalbard. Petroleum, coal and research drilling onshore svalbard. Geologyguide for the longyearbyen area a little geological guidebook about the longyearbyen area has now been published and will be officially. Green represents carboniferous and permian rock, the subject of this field work. The unique geology of svalbard and its presentday cryosphere provide superb opportunities to study geoscience. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the geology and the petroleum potential of the arctic.
Tectonostratigraphy of the caledonian atomfjella antiform. The three main islands in the group consist of spitsbergen the largest island, nordaustlandet and edgeoya. Ross, and many others at the bedford institute and m. The diverse geology of svalbard has resulted in a wide range of landscapes. Part 4 comprises a summary of the economic aspects of svalbard geology and three alphabetical lists as reference aids namely place names, stratigraphic names and general index.
There is also an extensive reference list, which will be a significant bibliographic resource for researchers of svalbard geology. Butterfield university of cambridge, uk anthony challinor deceased formerly university of cambridge, uk paul a. Data collected by temporary seismic networks and individual stations over a 7yr period in the svalbard archipelago are integrated and used to study the seismicity and presentday tectonics of the archipelago and surrounding regions. Except for some smallpebble conglomerate layers in the wood bay formation, the upper part of the mimerdalen subgroup contains the first coarsegrained deposits in svalbards old red since the lowermost devonian red bay group. Smith please note, due to essential maintenance online purchasing will be unavailable between 6. Geology and landscape around the arctic circle in norway introduction to the bedrock and quaternary geologypart i geological guide roadsite geologypart ii bedrock map, quaternary geological map and locality mappart iii prepared by bjorn bergstrom, lars olsen and harald sveian quaternary.
He was a leading figure in geological exploration and research in svalbard, organising over 40 cambridge spitsbergen expeditions cse and in 1975 founded the cambridge arctic shelf programme casp. In proceedings of conference viii analysis of actual fault zones in bedrock, 15 april 1979. The geology of svalbard, the western part of the barents sea. The geology of svalbard encompasses the geological description of rock types found in svalbard, and the associated tectonics and sedimentological history of soils and rocks. The archipelago is the northernmost part of the kingdom of norway. Brian harland university of cambridge, uk assisted by lester m. Either no sediments were deposited at all or the deposited layers were eroded before the tertiary sedimentation began a time gap of 35 million years marked by the double dotted line in the picture of hiorthfjellet in middle of the book. Geological society, london, memoirs, 17, 4774, 1997. Baklia fault zone a regional strike slip zone splitting. The research at the unis arctic geophysical department spans over a vertical range from the depths of the ocean through snow and ice covered land, and the entire atmospheric column to the solar winds in outer space. Svalbard has a very rich, a diverse and long, geologic history that makes it somewhat of a mecca for geologists, a place where a great variety of geology is on display and where much can be learned. A related and outstanding problem in spitsbergen geology has been the deter. Geology and landscape around the arctic circle in norway introduction to the bedrock and quaternary geologypart i geological guide roadsite geologypart ii bedrock map, quaternary geological map and. Part 4 comprises a summary of the economic aspects of svalbard geology and three alphabetical lists as reference aids namely place names,stratigraphic names and general index.
The vast arctic region contains nine proven petroleum provinces with giant resources but over half of the sedimentary basins are completely undrilled, making the region the last major frontier for conventional oil and gas exploration. Crustal structure of northwestern svalbard and the adjacent yermak. The svalbard archipelago is located on the northwestern corner of the barents shelf fig. Cambridge arctic shelf programme casp in 1975 harland formed the cambridge arctic shelf programme casp as an extension of cambridge svalbard exploration. Except for some smallpebble conglomerate layers in the wood bay formation, the upper part of the mimerdalen subgroup contains the first coarsegrained deposits in svalbards old. Architecture and geodynamic evolution of the svalbard. Hyndman at dalhousie university for assisting in collecting or in supplying unpublished data for use in this paper. It arises from about 50 years of research in many aspects of svalbard geology by the author with many colleagues and collaborato it is arranged systematically as a definitive study reflecting the present conjuncture of research. These were mostly led by walter brian harland 19172003, who also became the collator of the materials collected in spitsbergen. Jul 03, 2012 geology guide for the longyearbyen area a little geological guidebook about the longyearbyen area has now been published and will be officially. Outline of the physical geography and geology of svalbard olafur ingolfsson. Triassic transgressiveregressive cycles in the sverdrup. The basement the largescale features of the svalbard geology are relatively simple. Svalbard represents the uplifted and exhumed part of the barents sea postdevonian rocks on svalbard can be considered as field analogues for many of the source and reservoir rocks in the deeper part of the barents sea svalbard.
A few glacier surges also were observed, and 1932 described the phenom enon long before the concept was generally known among glaciologists. The postcaledonian development of svalbard and the western. The neoproterozoic succession in western svalbard is quite different and was probably 107 not deposited in the same basin harland et al. Svalbards geological development the cruise handbook for. With reference to the resolution of the geophysical studies. This work presents the detailed geology of svalbard. Anderson and daoud manasrah casp, uk with contributions by nicholas j. The oldest formations, the socalled basement, including precambrian, cambrian and ordovician rocks, occur as a belt along the westcoast of spitsbergen, in a large area between wijdefjorden and hinlopenstretet in the north, as well as in the northern part of nordaustlandet and in the southern part. Geologyguide for the longyearbyen area spitsbergen svalbard. The geology of svalbard geological society of london.
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