Lithostratigraphy of the Mesoproterozoic Vemork formation, central Telemark, Norway

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-67

  Laajoki, Kauko ^a   Corfu, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Lithostratigraphy; Mesoproterozoic; Metasedimentary rocks; Metavolcanic rocks; Norway; Proterozoic; Structural geology; Telemark; Vemork

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CONGLOMERATE; CONTACT ZONE; FELSIC ROCK; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZITE; RHYOLITE; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; VOLCANISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; TELEMARK;

EID: 34250701185     PISSN: 03675211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17741/bgsf/79.1.003     Document Type: Article

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