Nordkronen Formation

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Nordkronen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
Type Formation
Location
Country Greenland
Type section
Named for Nordkrone

The Nordkronen Formation is a formation of the Peary Land Group in Greenland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. [1] [2]

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References

  1. H.P. Trettin (ed.), Geology of the Innuitian Orogen and Arctic Platform of Canada and Greenland. p. 208
  2. Geological map of Greenland