Tschermakfjellet

Tschermakfjellet is a mountain in Dickson Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 422 m.a.s.l., and is located between the valley of Sauriedalen and Kongressfjellet. The mountain is named after Austrian mineralogist Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg.[1]

Tschermakfjellet is named after Gustav Tschermak

Geology

The mountain has given name to the Triassic Tschermakfjellet Formation of the Kapp Toscana Group, consisting of sandstones and silty shales.[2]

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References
  1. "Tschermakfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. p. 349. ISBN 1-897799-93-4.


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