The Neoproterozoic Rivieradal Group of Kronprins Christian Land, eastern North Greenland

M. Paul Smith; A.K. Higgins; N.J. Soper; Martin Sønderholm

doi:10.34194/geusb.v6.4816

The Neoproterozoic Rivieradal Group of Kronprins Christian Land, eastern North Greenland

M. Paul Smith, A.K. Higgins, N.J. Soper, Martin Sønderholm

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The Rivieradal Group, formally defined here, is confined to the Vandredalen thrust sheet of the Caledonian orogen in Kronprins Christian Land, eastern North Greenland. It comprises a succession of Neoproterozoic siliciclastic sediments that represent the fill of a half-graben basin. The syn-rift Rivieradal Group is overlain by post-rift sediments of the Hagen Fjord Group. The latter succession is present in both the thrust sheet and the Caledonian foreland to the west. In the foreland, where the Rivieradal Group is not represented, the Hagen Fjord Group disconformably overlies Palaeoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic sandstones of the Independence Fjord Group.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-39
Number of pages	11
Journal	Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v6.4816
Publication status	Published - 30 Dec 2004

Keywords

Caledonian
North Greenland
Precambrian
Proterozoic
Stratigraphy

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Programme Area 4: Mineral Resources

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The Neoproterozoic Rivieradal Group of Kronprins Christian Land, eastern North Greenland

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