Vardebukta Formation

Geology

Group: Sassendalen

Members: unnamed (30), 'Myalina' bed (1), Kaosfjellet (3), Kistefjellet (3), Selmaneset (1), Selmaneset? (1), Siksaken (19), Siksaken? (2), Urnetoppen (2), Wibebreen (1)

Lithologies: mudstone (1), "shale" (1), siltstone (44), sandstone (5), conglomerate (7), marl (1), lime mudstone (2), packstone (1), "limestone" (3)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (8), shallow subtidal indet. (5), offshore ramp (24), transition zone/lower shoreface (2), offshore (24)

Age range: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Smithian or 251.90200 to 248.10000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya, Edgeøya, and Hopen (Svalbard) ) (212898)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen (211930 211931 211932 211933 211948 211951 211952 211953 212579 212782 212783)
Griesbachian - Dienerian251.902 - 249.9Svalbard and Jan Mayen (211934 211935 211936 211937 211938 211939 211940 211941 211942 211943 211944 211945 211946 211947 211949 211950)
Induan251.902 - 249.9Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) (212889)
Induan251.902 - 249.9Svalbard and Jan Mayen (212966)
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7Norway (Svalbard) (181724)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Norway (Svalbard) (32971 32973 32976 32978 32980 32982 32984)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Svalbard and Jan Mayen (97305 118074 153411 212169 212170 212171 212370 212371 212372 212373 212374 212375 212376 212377 212378 212379 212413 212414 212416 212418 212419 212420 212784)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen (212421 212422 212423)