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1. 1. Kinematic analysis of the basement-cover contact of the western margin of the Grong-Olden Culmination, central Norwegian Caledonides

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Agneta G. Månsson; [1990]
   Keywords : geography; geology; kinematic analysis; Grong-Olden Culmination; Norwegian Caledonides; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In orogenic belts, the relations between basement and cover rocks are important because of the information they give about the nature and evolution of the belt. In the Scandinavian Caledonides, basement-cover contacts can be found in windows where Precambrian basement has been exposed in antiformal structures, due to the deep erosion level of the mountain chain. READ MORE