Tschermakfjellet Formation

The Tschermakfjellet Formation is a geological formation in Svalbard, Norway, a subunit of the Kapp Toscana Group. The formation dates to the Late Triassic (early Carnian).

Tschermakfjellet Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Carnian
~235–221.5 Ma
Geologic map with the formaton in darker pink
TypeFormation
Unit ofKapp Toscana Group
UnderliesDe Geerdalen Formation
OverliesSassendalen Group
Thickness63 metres (207 ft) at Tschermakfjellet
Lithology
PrimarySandstones and silty shales
Location
Coordinates78.5°N 15.3°E / 78.5; 15.3
Approximate paleocoordinates47.4°N 2.1°W / 47.4; -2.1
RegionSvalbard
Country Norway
Type section
Named forTschermakfjellet (type section from Botneheia)
Tschermakfjellet Formation (Svalbard)

Description

Late Triassic (220 Ma)

It is named after the mountain of Tschermakfjellet in Dickson Land at Spitsbergen, while its type section is found at Botneheia in Nordenskiöld Land.[1][2] The formation has provided fossils of invertebrates and of an indeterminate pistosaurid.[3]

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References

Bibliography

  • Buchan, S.H.; Challinor, A.; Harland, W. Brian; Parker, J.R. (1965). The Triassic Stratigraphy of Svalbard. Oslo: Norsk Polarinstitutt.
  • Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. ISBN 1-897799-93-4.

Further reading

  • H. J. Campbell. 1994. The Triassic bivalves Daonella and Halobia in New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Svalbard. Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Monograph 4:1-165


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