Open AccessLandslides and related phenomena on Suduroy, the Faeroe Islands
Author(s) -
Gunni Jørgensen
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1978-si-10
Subject(s) - landslide , geology , fault scarp , tectonics , geomorphology , seismology
The formation of landslides on Suduroy, the Faeroe Islands, is greatly favoured by the geological setting and the tectonic pattern of the island. Some landslides involve lavas, the coal-bearing sequence and the luff-agglomerate zone, which served as lubricating agents for the slipped masses. The biggest landslides occur along scarps with the direction NW-SE and are believed to have a relation to the lamellar zones which are characterized by closely spaced fissures. The NW-SE trend is the main tectonic direction on Suduroy.