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Norsk Polarinstitutt Temakart Nr. 46 D6 VAIGATTBOGEN D6 VAIGATTBOGEN VAIGATTBOGEN GEOLOGICAL MAP OF SVALBARD 1:100 000 SPITSBERGEN Norsk Polarinstitutt Temakart nr. 48, 2011 SPITSBERGEN SHEET D6G STRATIGRAPHY STRATIGRAFI 17 30 40 20 18 20 20 40 UNCONSOLIDATED DEPOSITS (QUATERNARY) 40 19 LØSMASSE (KVARTÆR) 27 4 30 40 8 45 28 2 9 8 9 Moraine 79 31 11 9 2 79 1 20 5 A’ Morene 20 25 4 20 27 10 2 Marine deposits 26 31 Marine avsetninger 4 30? 30 26 11 3 Glaciofluvial deposits 26 28 Glacifluviale avsetninger 4 10 31 29 10 31 4 Other Quaternary cover 4 60 Annen kvartær overdekning 11 31 8 31 24 20 8 60 31 SEDIMENTARY ROCKS 20 750 SEDIMENTÆRE BERGARTER 27 28 55 Kapp Toscana Group (Upper Triassic) 4 500 23 Kapp Toscana-gruppen (øvre trias) 500 De Geerdalen Formation: sandstone, siltstone and shale 11 5 31 31 De Geerdals-formasjonen: sandstein, siltstein og leirskifer 10 3 Tschermakfjellet Formation: shale and siltstone 31 8 6 31 Tschermakfjellformasjonen: leirskifer og siltstein 26 9 21 23 24 31 2 Sassendalen Group (Lower - Middle Triassic) Sassendalsgruppen (undre - midtre trias) 26 27 25 Botneheia Formation: bituminous mudstone 18 17 250 7 30 Botneheiformasjonen: bitumenholdig leirstein 8 25 19 7a Vikinghøgda Formation (only in cross section): shale, siltstone 31 Vikinghøgdformasjonen (bare i vertikalprofil): leirskifer, siltstein 8 1 21 31 9 A 9 23 18 Tempelfjorden Group (Permian) 11 2 24 Tempelfjordgruppen (perm) 25 25 9 3 11 55 Kapp Starostin Formation: siliceous shale, chert, limestone and sandstone 19 8 25 20 Kapp Starostin-formasjonen: forkislet leirskifer, chert, kalkstein og sandstein 26 31 21 10 22 Gipsdalen Group (Middle Carboniferous - Lower Permian) Gipsdalsgruppen (midtre karbon - undre perm) 11 55 32 Gipshuken Formation: dolomite, limestone, marl, anhydrite/gypsum 9 250 9 31 Gisphukformasjonen: dolomitt, kalkstein, mergel, anhydritt/gips Zeipelodden Member: dolomite breccia 11 10 Zeipeloddleddet: dolomittbreksje 11 25 31 11 Wordiekammen Formation: limestone, dolomite Wordiekamformasjonen: kalkstein, dolomitt 12 Malte Brunfjellet Formation: red sandstone and shale 26 Malte Brunfjell-formasjonen: rød sandstein og leirskifer 30 11 15 14 55 16 Oslobreen Group (Ordovician) 26 9 31 31 40 12 Oslobregruppen (ordovicium) 17 11 21 3 10 11 8 9 11 13 Undifferentiated: sandstone, siltstone, calcareous sandstone, dolomitt 18 31 Udifferensiert: sandstein, siltstein, kalksandstein, dolomitt 11 31 19 9 Undifferentiated: sandstone, siltstone, calcareous sandstone, dolomitt 31 14 13? 8 Udifferensiert: sandstein, siltstein, kalksandstein, dolomitt 31 9 10 20 22 16 25 9 Polarisbreen Group (Cryogeniam) 9 500 10 Polarisbregruppen (crygenium) 11 45 1000 25 8 Dracoisen Formation: shale and dolomite 18 15 31 26 9 15 45 Dracoisformasjonen: leirskifer og dolomitt 9 2 9 Wilsonbreen Formation: tilloid rocks, shale, sandstone, dolomite 65 16 25 Wilsonbreformasjonen: tillittiske bergarter, leirskifer, sandstein, dolomitt 27 9 Elbobreen Formation: shale, limestone, dolomite 16 11 17 Elbobreformasjonen: leirskifer, kalkstein, dolomitt 31 8 11 Akademikarbreen Group (Neoproterozoic) 10 9 Akademikarbregruppen (neoproterozoikum) 10 8 20 5 17 29 26 Backlundtoppen Formation: dark oolitic limestone and grey dolomite 27 25 31 9 18 22 9 Backlundtoppformasjonen: mørk oolitisk kalkstein og grå dolomitt 29 26 25 31 21 19 Draken Formation: grey dolomite 26 28 19 21 8 25 3 Drakeformasjonen: grå dolomitt 25 1 22 20 18 13 Svanbergfjellet Formation: multicoloured dolomite and shale 8 20 9 Svanbergfjellformasjonen: flerfarget dolomitt og leirskifer 8 80 45 21 Grusdievbreen Formation: grey dolomite 22 Grusdievbreformasjonen: grå dolomitt 14 B’ 10 25 50 10 10 40 Veteranen Group (Neoproterozoic) 26 Veterangruppen (neoproterozoikum) 750 8 25 11 30 9 Oxfordbreen Formation 60 8 10 B 17 Oxfordbreformasjonen 20 18 500 27 28 19 Undierentiated: sandstone, greywacke, dolomitic shale, dolomitic quartzite, limestone 25 26 14 22 Udifferentiert: sandstein, gråvacke, dolomittisk leirskifer, dolomittisk kvartsitt, kalkstein 15 22 21 Fulmarberget Member: dolomitic shale and dolomitic quartzite 70 25 23 Fulmarbergleddet: dolomittisk leirskifer og dolomittisk kvartsitt Enpiggen Member: sandstone, siltstone, greywacke, dolomitic shale and limestone 11 31 24 N Y - Enpiggleddet: sandstein, siltstein, gråvacke, dolomittisk leirskifer og kalkstein 32 6 31 31 2 Glasgowbreen Formation 10 Glasgowbreformasjonen 8 10 4 Upper part: greywacke and quartzite 9 25 31 Øvre del: gråvacke og kvartsitt 60 F R I E S L A N D 11 26 Lower part: massive quartzite 27 500 Undre del: massiv kvartsitt 32 250 7? 28 Kingbreen Formation 750 Kingbreformasjonen 1000 5 Cavendishryggen Member: greenish and red quartzose shale, grewacke and quartzite 50 27 28 Cavendishryggleddet: grønnaktig og rød kvartsskifer, gråvacke og kvartsitt 28 Bogen Member: alternating light carbonate rocks and reddish quartzite/siltsone, locally gypsum 29 1 8 Bogeleddet: vekslende lyse karbonatbergarter og rødaktig kvartsitt/siltstein, stedvis gips 9 3 6? 9 Galoistoppen Member: dark shale, greywacke, dolomite, limestone and quartzite 27 17 29 5 C’ Galoistoppleddet: mørk leirskifer, gråvacke, dolomitt, kalkstein og kvarstitt 11 16 10 8 18 Kortbreen Formation 26 11 15 9 31 Kortbreformasjonen 16 Upper part: massive, coloured quartzite 11 30 5 Øvre del: massiv, flerfarget kvartsitt 1000 18 14 17 12 30 13 INTRUSIVE ROCKS 5 31 35 INTRUSIVBERGARTER 15 30 Diabasodden Suite (Lower Cretaceous: dolerite sills and dikes) 31 30 Diabasoddsuiten (undre kritt: dolerittganger) 16 14 12 11 31 32 Chydeniusbreen Granite Suite (Lower Devonian) 15 Chydeniusbregranittsuiten (undre devonian) 250 9 4 30 31 9 30 15 STRUCTURES 8 8 17 10 11 STRUKTURER 31 16 1250 31 13 11 6 Position of cross section 11 A A‘ Beliggenhet av vertikalprofil 18 9 10 500 31 Rock boundary (defined / assumed) 14 8 32 Bergartsgrense (sikker / antatt) 12 10 16 17 Normal fault (defined / assumed), barbs towards downthrow side 9 9 250 80 31 Normalforkastning (sikker / antatt), tagger angir innsynkningsside 8 C 32 250 Ductile shear zone (defined / assumed), teeth towards overthrust side Duktil skjærsone (sikker / antatt), tenner angir overskyvningsside 5 3 4 11 9 Fault of unknown type (defined / assumed) 11 31 Forkastning av ukjent type (sikker / antatt) 9 500 10 32 10 11 Strike-slip fault (dened / assumed; dextral / sisnistral) 8 Sidelengsforkastning (sikker / antatt; høyre- / venstrelengs) 17 31 14 15 16 13 9 Displacent of unknown type, marks indicate downthrow side (dened / assumed) 32 8 14 8 Forskyving av ukjent type, merker angir innsynkningsside (sikker / antatt) 18 250 Angular unconformity, dots towards overlying bed 10 Vinkeldiskordans, prikker mot overliggende side 500 1000 1250 10 Anticline / syncline 9 Antiklinal / synklinal 750 9 8 Flexure 750 Fleksur 1250 31 31 32 9 9 30 Bedding orientation (strike and dip direction / horisontal / vertical /inverted), dip angle in degrees 1500 8 11 18 31 11 9 8 Lagflate orientering (strøk og fall / vannrett / loddrett / invertert), fall i grader 79 79 Geographical features 17 30 40 40 20 Geografiske elementer 18 EAST GREENWICH 20 40 19 20 Sea and lake / glacier Hav og vann/ isbre Base map: Topographic map of Svalbard, 1:100 000, Sheet D6 Vaigattbogen Grunnlagskart: Topografisk kart over Svalbard, 1:100 000, blad D6 Vaigattbogen Photogrammetric compilation from air photos dated 1966, 1969 and 1970. Fotogrammetrisk konstruksjon etter flybilder fra 1966, 1969 og 1970. Geodetic points Geodetiske punkter Trigonometric point S V A L B A R D A A’ B Jacobitoppen Kjegle- B’ Trigonometrisk punkt m Skålbreen Bjørnellet Kantellet Nannaellet m m 27 28 toppen Chydeniusbreen G r o v t o p p a n e Cepheusellet Carlheim-Gyllensköldellet Emblaellet m Photogrammetric point 1000 1000 1000 1000 Fotogrammetrisk punkt 31 8 25 22 25 26 9 31 80˚ 11+31 9 26 29 22 24 11 500 26 500 500 29 28 21 22 23 11 8 500 27 23 27 27 30? 11 9 26 24 26 29 28 28 27 26 25 22 21 20 19 18 N O R D A U S T L A N D E T 25 25 17 16 15 14 13 11 0 0 0 27 0 -500 -500 -500 28 -500 27 C4G DE45G 79˚ -1000 -1000 -1000 -1000 Nord- austlandet SW E5G C5G D5G S P I T S B E R G E N Åsgardfonna Lomord- Gustav Adolf halvøya Land 78˚ C6G D6G EF67G C C’ SCALE 1:100 000 EDGEØYA Austorden m Linken Dolerittellet Sillhøgda Ditlovtoppen Askellet Komarovellet H i n l o p e n b r e e n Rykačevfjellet S l o t t s j ø k u l e n Vaigattellet m MÅLESTOKK 1:100 000 Vaigattbogen 1000 15 1000 C7G 12 11 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 km D7G 77˚ 9 31 32 14 16 17 18 9 31 500 11 500 Dicksonorden Wilhelmøya 50 km 19 15 11 5 Hinlopenbreen 18 17 16 14 6? Bjørnøya 20 12 21 20 19 18 13 7 Contour interval 50 m (25 m contour line in the lowland) Heights in metres 0 16 7a 0 Ekvidistanse 50 m (25 -meterskurve i lavlandet) Høyder i meter 74˚30’ 21 14 8 C8G D8G EF89G 15˚ 21˚ 27˚ -500 15 9 -500 Horizontal reference basis: WGS1984 Map projection: UTM, zone 33X Vertical reference basis: Mean sea level 11 Horisontalt referansegrunnlag: WGS1984 Kartprojeksjon: UTM, sone 33X Vertikalt referansegrunnlag: Middelvann -1000 -1000 Reference / referanse: Dallmann, W.K., Piepjohn, K., Halverson, G.P., Elvevold, S. & Blomeier, D. 2011: Geological map of Svalbard 1:100 000, sheet D6G Vaigattbgogen. Norsk Polarinstitutt Temakart nr. 48. D6 VAIGATTBOGEN D6 VAIGATTBOGEN.
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