Open AccessThe migmatites, granites and metasediments of Danmark Ø and adjacent areas of Milne Land and Gåse1and, East Greenland Caledonian fold belt
Author(s) -
Kurt BucherNurminen
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
grønlands geologiske undersøgelse rapport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2597-2944
pISSN - 0418-6559
DOI - 10.34194/rapggu.v84.7517
Subject(s) - geology , diorite , fold (higher order function) , geochemistry , migmatite , precambrian , hornblende , orogeny , phyllite , gneiss , metamorphic rock , schist , quartz , zircon , biotite , tectonics , paleontology , engineering , mechanical engineering
The mapped area (Danmark Ø, part of south-east Milne Land and eastern Gåseland) consists mainly of migmatites and granitic rocks forming part of a migmatitic zone within the East Greenland CaIedonian fold belt. The area ean be divided into various granitic and syenitic rocks, strongly migmatized paragneisses, a metasedimentary sequence, garnetiferous augen granite sheets, and a thrust sheet of hornblende quartz diorite. Some rock units may have been formed in Precambrian time, and others during the Caledonian orogeny. Large scale E-W trending folds occur in eastern Gåseland and small scale folds throughout the area. Mineral assemblages suggest several metamorphic events. No indications of economic mineralization were found.
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