Sassendalen Group

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Sassendalen Group
Stratigraphic range: Induan-Olenekian
~252–248  Ma
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Type Group
Sub-units Sticky Keep & Vikinghøgda Formations
Underlies Kapp Toscana Group
  Tschermakfjellet Formation
Overlies Tempelfjorden Group
Lithology
Primary Mudstone, siltstone
Other Sandstone
Location
Coordinates 78°00′N22°00′E / 78.0°N 22.0°E / 78.0; 22.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 42°00′N12°06′E / 42.0°N 12.1°E / 42.0; 12.1
Region Svalbard
Country Norway
Extent Central Spitsbergen Basin
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Sassendalen Group (Svalbard)

The Sassendalen Group is a geologic group in Svalbard, Norway. The marine to deltaic mudstones, siltstones and sandstones preserve fossils dating back to the Early Triassic (Induan to Olenekian) period. [1]

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