Wanton disfiguration of famous Skaergaard outcrop deplored

Authors

  • D Bridgwater
  • F.B Davies
  • R.C.O Gill
  • B.E Gorman
  • J.S Myers
  • P Taylor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v90.7579

Abstract

A classic outcrop of the Skaergaard intrusion, first described and made famous in the original description of this area of East Greenland by Wager & Deer (1939, pI. 11, figs 1 and 2) was visited in 1977 and found to have been senselessly vandalised. We consider this to be inexcusable. The Skaergaard intrusion is unequalIed in igneous petrology as an example of crystal fractionation and magmatic evolution, and has been the subject of extensive research since its discovery (see bibliography in the 1962 reprint of Wager & Deer, 1939; Wager & Brown, 1968).

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Published

1978-12-31

How to Cite

Bridgwater, D., Davies, F., Gill, R., Gorman, B., Myers, J., & Taylor, P. (1978). Wanton disfiguration of famous Skaergaard outcrop deplored. Rapport Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, 90, 12–14. https://doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v90.7579

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Vol. 90 (1978): Report of activities, 1977

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