Karst and karstification in gypsiferous beds in Mathiesondalen, Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Author

Otto Salvigsen
Anne Elgersma

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Publication Date

January 1983

Abstract

Recent karst forms in gypsiferous beds are reported from Mathiesondalen in Central Spitsbergen, where several sinkholes (dolines) and swallow holes have been formed after the deposition of Holocene raised beach sediments. The bedrock of the area is mostly interbedded gypsudanhydrite and dolomites of the Carboniferous Ebbadalen Formation.

Keywords

Karst, Karstification, Gypsiferous Beds

Document Type

Article

Notes

Polar Research, Vol. 1, no. 1 (1983-01-01).

Identifier

SFS0046455_00001

Recommended Citation

Salvigsen, Otto and Elgersma, Anne, "Karst and karstification in gypsiferous beds in Mathiesondalen, Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard" (1983). KIP Articles. 2941.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/2941