Late Mesozoic magmatism in Svalbard: A review

K Senger, J Tveranger, K Ogata, A Braathen… - Earth-Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Late Mesozoic mafic igneous rocks are widespread across the Arctic region, and are
collectively referred to as the High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP). In Svalbard the …

Magmatic and metamorphic events recorded within the Southwestern Basement Province of Svalbard

J Majka, K Kośmińska - arktos, 2017 - Springer
A recent increase in fieldwork activity within the Southwestern Basement Province (SBP) of
Svalbard followed by detailed geochronological and petrological studies has allowed …

The Caledonides of Greenland, Svalbard and other Arctic areas: status of research and open questions

D Gasser - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Greenland and Svalbard Caledonides make up an important part of the
Palaeozoic Caledonian orogen, and preserve a complex history of Palaeoproterozoic arc …

The influence of abiotic factors on the growth of two vascular plant species (Saxifraga oppositifolia and Salix polaris) in the High Arctic

M Opała-Owczarek, E Pirożnikow, P Owczarek… - Catena, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to comprehensively evaluate the abiotic factors that influence
changes in the annual growth rates of selected species of tundra plants (Saxifraga …

Caledonian terrane amalgamation of Svalbard: Detrital zircon provenance of Mesoproterozoic to Carboniferous strata from Oscar II Land, western Spitsbergen

D Gasser, A Andresen - Geological Magazine, 2013 - cambridge.org
The tectonic origin of pre-Devonian rocks of Svalbard has long been a matter of debate. In
particular, the origin and assemblage of pre-Devonian rocks of western Spitsbergen …

Chemistry and spectroscopic properties of surface horizons of Arctic soils under different types of tundra vegetation–A case study from the Fuglebergsletta coastal …

W Szymański - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Detailed studies of soil organic matter (SOM) are currently very important, especially in the
permafrost-affected soils of the High Arctic, as many of these soils contain quite a large …

Silurian flysch successions of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada, and their significance to northern Caledonian palaeogeography and tectonics

LP Beranek, V Pease, T Hadlari… - Journal of the Geological …, 2015 - lyellcollection.org
Detrital zircon provenance studies of Silurian flysch units that underlie the Hazen and
Clements Markham fold belts of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada, were conducted to …

Soil properties, micromorphology, and mineralogy of Cryosols from sorted and unsorted patterned grounds in the Hornsund area, SW Spitsbergen

W Szymański, M Skiba, B Wojtuń, M Drewnik - Geoderma, 2015 - Elsevier
Patterned grounds are probably the most interesting features produced by natural processes
acting on the Earth's surface. Such features occur mainly in polar areas and in high …

Neoproterozoic stratigraphy of the Southwestern Basement Province, Svalbard (Norway): Constraints on the Proterozoic-Paleozoic evolution of the North Atlantic …

VT Wala, G Ziemniak, J Majka, K Faehnrich… - Precambrian …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, plays an important role in tectonic
reconstructions of the Cambrian–Devonian Caledonian orogen in the North Atlantic and …

Tonian and Silurian magmatism in Nordaustlandet: Svalbard's place in the Caledonian orogen

WC McClelland, W von Gosen, K Piepjohn - 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The Nordaustlandet terrane of Svalbard plays a critical role in evaluating strike-
slip displacements in the Caledonian orogen. Comparison of Silurian and Tonian …