Sassendalen Group
Geologic group in Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sassendalen Group is a geologic group in Svalbard, Norway. The marine to deltaic mudstones, siltstones and sandstones preserve fossils dating back to the Early Triassic (Induan to Olenekian) period.[1]
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Sassendalen Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Induan-Olenekian ~252–248 Ma | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Sticky Keep & Vikinghøgda Formations |
Underlies | Kapp Toscana Group Tschermakfjellet Formation |
Overlies | Tempelfjorden Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone, siltstone |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 78.0°N 22.0°E / 78.0; 22.0 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 42.0°N 12.1°E / 42.0; 12.1 |
Region | Svalbard |
Country | Norway |
Extent | Central Spitsbergen Basin |
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