Open AccessPost-Caledonian sediments in North-East Greenland between 76° and 78°30'N
Author(s) -
Lars Stemmerik,
Stefan Piasecki
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
rapport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2597-2944
pISSN - 0418-6559
DOI - 10.34194/rapggu.v148.8131
Subject(s) - cretaceous , geology , silt , paleontology , stratigraphy , aptian , sequence stratigraphy , sequence (biology) , sediment , sedimentary depositional environment , structural basin , genetics , biology , tectonics
Post-Caledonian sediments in North-East Greenland between 76° and 78° 30´N are, with the exception of an outlier near Kulhøj, restricted to Store Koldewey. The sediments on Store Koldewey, believed to span the Middle Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous (Callovian to Aptian), are dominated by fine-grained sand and silt. They contain a rich macrofauna which, together with material collected for microfloral investigations, will form the basis for a detailed stratigraphy and dating of the sequence.