Results of the Norwegian expeditions to Svalbard 1906-1926 published in other series. (See Nr. 1 of this series.) The results of the Prince of Monaco's expeditions (Mission Isachsen) in 1906 and 1907 were published under the title of 'E x p I o ra t i ond u Nor d -O u es t duS P it s ber g en tre p ris e s o u sle s a u s p i c e s deS. A. S. I e P r i n c e deM o n a c o p a r I a M iss i o n Isachsen', in Resultats des Campagnes scientifiques, Albert ler, Prince de Monaco, Fase. XL-XLIV. Monaco. ISACHSEN, GUNNAR, Premiere Partie. Recit de voyage. Fase. XL. 1912. Fr. 120.00. With map: Spitsberg (Cote Nord-Ouest). Scale I: 100000. (2 sheets.) Charts: De la Partie Nord du Foreland a la Baie Magdalena, and Mouillages de la Cote Ouest du Spitsberg. ISACHSEN, GUNNAR et AooJ.p HOEL, Deuxh~me Partie. Description du champ d'operation. Fase. XLI. 1913. Fr. 80.00. HOEL, ADOLF, Troisieme Partie. Geologie. Fase. XLII. 1914. Fr. 100.00. SCHETELIG, JAKOB, Quatrieme Partie. Les formations primitives. Fase. XLIII. 1912. Fr. 16.00. RESVOLL HOLMSEN, HANNA, Cinquieme Partie. Observations botaniques. Fase. XLIV. 1913. Fr. 40.00. A considerable part of the results of the ISACHSEN expeditions in 1909 and 1910 has been published in Videnskapsselskapets Skrifter. l. Mat.-Naturv. Klasse, Kri sti a n i a (O s I o). ISACHSEN, GUNNAR, Rapport sur I'Expedition Isachsen au Spitsberg. 1912, No. 15. Kr. 5,40. ALEXANDER, ANTON, Observations astronomiques. 1911, No. 19. Kr. 0,40. GRAARUD, AAGE, Observations meteorologiques. 1913, No.!. Kr. 2,40. HELLAND· HANSEN, BJØRN and FRIDTJOF NANSEN, The sea west of Spitsbergen. 1912, No. 12. Kr. 3,60. lSACHSEN, GUNNAR, The hydrographie observations. 1912, No. 14. Kr. 4,20. With chart: Waters and anchorages on the west and north coast. Publ. by the Norw. Geogr. Survey, No. 198. HOEL, A. et O. HOLTEDAHL, Les nappes de lave, les voleans et les sources thermales dans les environs de la Baie Wood au Spitsberg. 1911, No. 8. Kr. 4,00. GOLDSCHMIDT,' V. M., Petrographische Untersuchung einiger Eruptivgesteine von Nord­ westspitzbergen. 1911, No. 9. Kr. 0,80. BACKLUND, H., Ober einige Olivinknollen aus der Lava von Wood-Bay, Spitzbergen 1911, No. 16. Kr. 0,60. HOLTEDAHL, OLAF, Zur Kenntnis der Karbonablagerungen des westlichen Spitzbergens. 1. Eine Fauna der Moskauer Stufe. 1911, No. 10. Kr. 3,00. Il. Allgemeine stratigraphische und tektonische Beobachtungen. 1912, No. 23. Kr. 5,00. HOEL, ADOLF, Observations sur la vitesse d'ecoulement et sur I'ablation du Glaeier Lilliehook au Spitsberg 1907-1912. 1916, No. 4. Kr. 2,20. VEGARD, L., L'influence du sol sur la glaciation au Spitsberg. 1912, No. 3. Kr. 0,40. ISACHSEN, GUNNAR, Travaux topographiques. 1915, No. 7. Kr. 10,00. With map: Spitsberg (Partie Nord-Ouest). Scale 1: 200000 (2 sheets). GUNNAR (SACHSEN has also published: Green Harbour, in Norsk Geogr. Selsk. Aarb., Kristiania, 1912-13, Green Harbour, Spitsbergen, in Seot. geogr. Mag., Edinburgh, 1915, and, Spitsbergen: Notes to accompany map, in Geogr.journ., London, 1915. All the above publications have be en collected into two volumes as E x p edi t i o n I s a c h sen a u S p i t s ber g l 9 O9 -I 9 l O. Res u l tat s s c i e n t i fi q u e s. I, I 1. Chr i- s t i a n i a I 9 l 6. As the result of the expeditions of ADOLF HOEL and ARVE STAXRUD 1911-1914 the following melnoir has been published in Videnskapsselskapets Skrifter. I. Mat.­ Naturv. Klasse. HOEL, ADOLF, Nouvelles observations sur le district volcanique du Spitsberg du Nord. 1914, No. 9. Kr. 2,50. The following topographical maps and charts have be en published separately: Maps: Bear Island. 1: 25 000. 1925. Kr. 10,00. Real Island. 10 OOO~n six -sne-eis). Hl=-:- Kr. 30,-00-:- East Greenland. Eirik Raudes Land from Sofiasund to Youngsund. 1 :200000. 1932. Kr.5,OO Charts: No. S. 1. Bear Island. 1: 40000. 1932. Kr. 4,00. S.2. Bear Island Waters. l: 350000. 1931. Kr. 5,00. S. 3. From Bellsound to Foreland Reef with the Icefjord. 1: 200000. 1932. Kr. 5,00. :: S. 5. Norway-Svalbard, Northern Sheet. I: 750000. 1933. Kr. 4,00. " S. 6. Norway-Svalbard, Southern Sheet. l: 750000. 1933. Kr. 4,00. A preliminary edition of topographical maps (1 : 50 000) covering the regions around Kings Bay, lee Fjord, and Bell Sound, together with the map of Bear Island (1 : 25 000), is published in: Svalbard Commissioner [Kristian Sindballe], Report concerning the claims to land in Svalbard. Part I A, Text; l B, Maps; Il A, Text; Il B, Maps. Copenhagen and Oslo 1927. Kr. 1SO,00. DET KONGELIGE DEPARTEMENT FOR HANDEL, SJØFART, INDUSTRI, HANDVERK OG FISKERI NORGES SVALBARD- OG ISHAVS-UNDERSØKELSER LEDER: ADOLF HOEL SKRIFTER OM SVALBARD OG ISHAVET Nr. 57 • ANDERS K. ORVIN GEOLOGY OF THE KINGS BAY REGION, SPITSBERGEN WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE COAL DEPOSITS WITH 52 TEXT FIGURES, 4 MAPS AND 3 PLATES -- +-- OSLO I KOMMISJON HOS JACOB DYBWAD 1934 A. W. BRØGGERS BOKTRYKKERI Als Contents. Page Page . .. Preface . 5 History of Structure . 73 . Introductory .......... ....... ... 7 Caledonian Mountain Folding Geography ....................... 10 Period ................ ... 73 Situation .... 10 Earth Movements in younger Climate . .. 12 Paleozoic and Mesozoic Time 74 Topography . .. 13 Tertiary Folding and Faulting . 76 Mountains . 17 Quaternary .. .. 84 GIaciers ...................... 17 VaIJeys and Rivers . .. 20 Coal Seams ...................... 85 86 Lakes ............... .......... 23 Sections of BorehoJes ......... Coast . .. 24 Ester Seam . .. 94 . .. 25 SoiJ. Sofie Seam . .................., 110 26 Frozen Ground . ................ Ad vokat Seam " ............... 120 Stratigraphy. .. 28 Ag nes-Otelie Seam . .. 129 . .. 28 HecJa Hoek . Josefine Seam ........ ......... 135 . .. 33 De vonian. Ragnhild Seam ............. ... 140 Culm .................. ...... 41 Other Coal Seams............ 145 Middle Carboniferous ...... .... 42 QuaIity of Coal . .. 147 Up per Carboniferous " . .. 44 CyathophyIJum Limestone . .. 45 Quantity of Coal .................. 158 Permo-Carboniferous ........ 46 Genesis of CoaI Seams......... .. 159 Tertiary . .. 47 History of Coal Mining ............ 161 Structure . .. 55 Mining .... ..... .................. 176 Observations on the Structure . .. 56 Dr illing . .. 180 Folding ................ .... 56 Thrusts . .. 58 Summary . .. 187 Faults . .. 66 Li terature . .. 192 Illustrations. Figure Page 1 l. Kings Bay eoal field seen from Gerdøya . • . 3 2. Salix polaris on the plain at Ny-Ålesund .....................' . 15 3. lce cave in the terminal front of Austre Brøgge rbre . ................ .... 19 4. The same iee cave a year later . 19 5. Watershed in Brøggerfjellet showing the ablation of Vestre Brøggerbre . .. 21 6. Folds in the terminal front of Lovenbre No. 1, showing flowing strueture ... 21 7. The stream from Brøggerdalen at the terminal front of Austre Brøggerbre . .. 22 8. The eliff west of the po wer station . .. .. 25 . 3 9. Devonian strata in Brøggerfjellet . .. 3 10. Sections through the Devonian sequenee................................. 35 Il. Block from the lowermost Middle Carboniferous bed in the el iff north of Seheteligfjellet . ... ....... .. .......................... 43 12. Geological seetion along the eoast of Brøggerhalvøya . .. 54 13. The folded strata in Brøggerfjellet seen from the east..................... 56 . 5 14. Sections from the overthrust north west of Steenfjellet . 9 15. Zeppelinfjellet seen from the west ......... ....... ................... 60 16. Section from the east side of the ravine in Brøggerdalen . 62 17. Schematic section of the folded coal se am in the Josefine Mine . ..... .. 63 18. Schematie section of false current bedding in the Jo sefine Mine........ .. 63 6 19. Section through the mines ............................................ " 4 20. Sections from the Sofie Se am in the Sofie Mine........... .. 65 21. The thrust on the border between Hecla Hoek and the Cyathophyllum Limestone north of Haavimbfjellet. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 66 22. Section of the fault zone north of Haavimbfjellet . .. .. .. 66 23. Seetion of the fault in the cliff at Ko lhamna ........... .... ........... " 68 24. Section through the fault northeast of Trihyrningen . ............ ......... 68 25. Fault in the eliff east of Kvadehuken . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 26. Fa ult in the Cyathophyllum Limestone in the ravine of Seheteligelva . .. 69 27. Fa ults aeross the eoal field seen in the fault plan es . .. .. .. .. 71 28. Seetion showing faults in the Permo-Carboniferous layers in the Brøgger- dalen brook ........................................................." 73 29. Sections showing the deposition of Devonian, Culm and Up per Carboniferous strata at Kings Bay.................................................... 75 30. Tertiary folding and faulting alo ng the western coast of Spitsbergen . .. 80 31. Sketch-map showing the Tertiary main structure lines of Spitsbergen ...... '. 82 32. Sections of Ester Seam . .. 97 33. Sections of Sofie Seam................................................. 109 34. Section of pit 67, Sofie Seam ........................................... 110 35. Section of pit 70, Ester and Sofie seams ... ................ ............ 111 Figure Page 36. The Olsen Mine ... ..... 115 37. Sections of Advokat Se am .......... 121 38. Sections of the Agnes-Otelie Seam . ......... 130 39. Sections of the Josefine Seam in Josefine Mine . ..... 137 40. Section of the Ragnhild Seam at Ragnhild Mine . .... .. 141 41. Section of the cutting at KB2.... ........... ...... ......... .. 141 42. Section along the eastern side of the creek in