This award supports a fission-track study of basement rocks of central and west Spitsbergen. The study will test ideas about the uplift history of Spitsbergen with respect to three tectonic provinces identified in the central and western part of the island complex. The goal of this research is to understand the uplift and exhumation history of Spitsbergen in terms of regional plate kinematics in the North Atlantic region.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9219381
Program Officer
Scott Borg
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1993-05-15
Budget End
1995-12-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
$36,704
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Country
United States
Zip Code
55455