Kane Basin 1999: mapping, stratigraphic studies and economic assessment of Precambrian and Lower Palaeozoic provinces in north-western Greenland

Authors

  • Peter R. Dawes Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Thoravej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
  • Thomas Frisch Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OE8 , Canada
  • Adam A. Garde Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Thoravej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
  • Thomas R. Iannelli TRI-EX Consultants Ltd., 62 Southfield Crescent, London, Ontario N6K 2B7, Canada
  • Jon R. Ineson Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Thoravej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
  • Sven M. Jensen Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum, Government of Greenland, Box 930, DK-3900, Nuuk, Greenland
  • Franco Pirajno Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral House, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, W.A. 6004, Australia
  • Martin Sønderholm Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum, Government of Greenland, Box 930, DK-3900, Nuuk, Greenland
  • Lars Stemmerik Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Thoravej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
  • Svend Stouge Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Thoravej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
  • Bjørn Thomassen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Thoravej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
  • Jeroen A.M. van Gool Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Thoravej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v186.5211

Abstract

The geological map coverage of Greenland at scale 1:500 000 is nearing completion, with the Kane Basin sheet of north-western Greenland the last to be compiled (sheet 6 between 78°–81°N; Fig. 1). Sporadic work by the Survey since the 1970s identified the main geological provinces and structure of the region but the lithologies of the Precambrian shield were not sufficiently mapped inland to warrant final compilation. Project Kane Basin 1999 was designed to provide this knowledge; the optimal use of logistics enabled a range of geological activities to be undertaken, as well as other scientific disciplines.

Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 186

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Published

2000-01-01

How to Cite

Dawes, P. R., Frisch, T. ., Garde, A. A. ., Iannelli, T. R., Ineson, J. R. ., Jensen, S. M. ., Pirajno, F. ., Sønderholm, M. ., Stemmerik, L. ., Stouge, S. ., Thomassen, B. ., & van Gool, J. A. . (2000). Kane Basin 1999: mapping, stratigraphic studies and economic assessment of Precambrian and Lower Palaeozoic provinces in north-western Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin, 186, 11–28. https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v186.5211

Issue

Vol. 186 (2000): Review of Greenland Activities 1999

Section

RESEARCH ARTICLE | SHORT

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