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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum
FACIES DEVELOPMENT IN THE DE GEERDALEN FORMATION AND THE TRANSITION TO THE WILHELMØYA SUBGROUP, EASTERN SPITSBERGEN (RiS ID:10115)
Awarded: NOK 40,999
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246081
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2015 - 2015
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The aim of this project is to conduct sedimentological and stratigraphical field studies of the Late-Triassic strata of eastern Spitsbergen in the region of NW Storfjorden. This will be done in order to gain a better understanding of facies devolopment in the upper parts of the De Geerdalen Formation and the transition to Wilhelmøya Subgroup. Klement'evfjellet, Hahnfjella and coastal outcrops in Agardbukta area, eastern Svalbard are outcrops that will be studied trough fieldwork. Data from fieldwork will be processed and constitute in master thesis.
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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum
62.6MILL. NOKtotal funding in the programme period633PROJECTShave received funding in the programme period4SOURCEShave financed the programme
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