Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy of southern Peary Land, eastern North Greenland

Abstract

The geology of the area around Jørgen Brønlund Fjord has previously been described by Koch (1923) and Troelsen (1949, 1956), while Jepsen (1971) recently discussed the late Precambrian - early Cambrian sequence. The two month field season in 1974 was designed to complement this work by establishing a reference profile through the Lower Palaeozoic sequence exposed in the valley of Børglum Elv to the north of its outflow into Jørgen Brønlumd Fjord (fig. 5). Substantial lithological and palaeontological collections were made from approximately 2500 m of strata examined in nine stratigraphic sections.