Essays about: "Foreshore"
Found 3 essays containing the word Foreshore.
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1. Variations in depositional environments of the Paleogene Firkanten Formation across Adventdalen, from Operafjellet to Breinosa
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The lowermost Paleogene clastic infill of the Central Spitsbergen Tertiary Basin, the coal bearing Firkanten Formation, has been the subject of study for researchers in the past but little focus has been on the northeast edge of the basin until now. Due to the economic potential of the coal seams in the formation, the Norwegian mining company, Store Norske Spitsbergen Grubekompani (SNSG), has for several years conducted core drilling in key locations in basin, and for decades, they have given an access to their core material to researchers. READ MORE
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2. Beach processes and recent sea-level changes at Tönsneset, Kongsfjorden, northwestern Spitsbergen
University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)Abstract : Beaches occur throughout the coastal regions of the world. Ridges found on beachescan be used as indicators of past climatic and oceanographic conditions. Sea-levelchanges can also be extrapolated from these landforms, if the correct conditions occur, when the facies between eolian and intertidal sediments can be found. READ MORE
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3. Sedimentology of the Bajocian Fuglunda Member at Eriksdal, Scania, southern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : The Bajocian Fuglunda Member of Eriksdal consists mostly of sand, silt and coal arranged in cycles (2-4m). Each cycle generally starts with organic-rich heteroliths at the base and further up ripple-drift cross laminated and horizontally laminated fine sand follow. The coal seams at the top of the cycles are of minor thickness. READ MORE
