Mapping of the Precambrian basement in the Fiskenæsset region, southern West Greenland

Abstract

The systematic mapping of the Fiskenæsset region, which began in 1970 (see previous GGU Reports of Activities) was continued in the period June to September. Apart from the author the following geologists took part: J.C. Escher (GGU), W.R. Fitches (Univ. Coll. of Wales, Aberystwyth), R.P. Hall (Portsmouth Coll. of Tech.), A.M. Hopgood (Univ. of St. Andrews), E. Kirsbo (Univ. of Copenhagen), J.S. Myers (GGU), G.A.G. Nunn (Univ. of Liverpool), R.P.E. Poorter (Univ. of Utrecht), J. Tonika (Geol. Surv. Prague), B.J. Walton (Portsmouth Coll. of Tech.), C.B. Zetterstrøm (Randers, Denmark). D. Heling (Univ. of Heidelberg) made an investigation of recent sediments in the fjords and lakes (see this report) and A. Weidick (GGU) studied the Quaternary geology of the area (see this report). During the summer, a group of geologists from California Inst. of Technology, under the direction of G.J. Wasserburg visited the area to collect material for isotope studies.