Blar i tittel Mastergradsoppgaver i geologi
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Petrography, geochemistry and genesis of the Skiftesmyr Cu-Zn VMS deposit, Grong, Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-11-15)The Skiftesmyr Cu-Zn VMS-deposit is located in the Grong municipality of Northern Trøndelag, Norway. The mineralization has been known since at least 1903, when mention of small workings in the area were first published, and has later been the subject of several exploration projects by different companies, of which MetPro AS is the latest. The Skiftesmyr deposit is a part of the Gjersvik Nappe, ... -
Petroleum systems of the Barents shelf. A regional well-based study of the mesozoic
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-06-30)The entire Barents Sea area has experienced a complex geological evolution. From orogenic processes connected to Caledonian mountain building in Palaeozoic to basin formation related to the opening of the Atlantic Ocean in Paleogene. Uplift and erosion processes (Exhumation) that fined place in Ceinozoic contribute to erosion and redepositing of thick sedimentary sequences over Barents Sea ... -
Petrologi og alder av høymetamorfe mafiske bergarter i det vestlige gneiskomplekset i Troms
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-11-15)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å gjøre petrologiske og petrografiske undersøkelser av en mafisk linse på Sandøya i vest-Troms for å rekonstruere metamorfe trykk og temperaturforhold, samt å gjøre dateringer for å utrede alderen på metamorfosen(e). Linsa ligge blottlagt ved havet ved Mjølvika på Sandøya. Kjernen er tilnærmet udeformert og består av en en massiv granatførende bergart med en grønn ... -
Pinchout geometry of sheet-like sandstone beds: a new statistical approach to the problem of lateral bed thinning based on outcrop measurements
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-02-22)The pinch-out geometry of large sandbodies, such as fluvial or turbiditic palaeochannel margins and deltaic sand wedges, is of a crucial importance to the evaluation of many stratigraphic hydrocarbon traps and can generally be recognized in extensive outcrops or high-resolution seismic sections. Far more difficult to recognize and model are the digitate, feather-edge pinchouts of successions composed ... -
Polymetamorphic evolution of nepheline normative rocks in the Skattøra migmatite complex, Tromsø, North Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-06)The Skattøra migmatite complex (SMC) in the north Norwegian Caledonides is a slightly nepheline normative migmatitic meta-cumulate rock sequence, which experienced anatexis under water saturated conditions. In situ- and local crystallization of melt is reflected by leucosomes and the numerous anorthositic dykes net veining the rock complex. Studies of quartz-free rocks gives challenges for implying ... -
Post-eklogitt deformasjon, mineralreaksjoner og metamorfose innen Tromsødekket
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05)Den øverste alloktone enheten av de kaledonske skyvedekkene i Troms blir kalt Tromsødekket. I Tromsødekket opptrer det tallrike større og mindre kropper som består av bergarten eklogitt, og mafiske og ultramafiske bergarter, sammen med og i skifer, gneis og marmor. Tidligere arbeider har gitt indikasjoner på at de eklogittiske og ultramafiske bergartene har vært på svært store dyp (~100-120 km) med ... -
Post-glacial sedimentary processes and slope instabilities off Nordnesfjellet, Lyngenfjorden, northern Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-11-15)The Lyngen- and Storfjorden system, Troms County, northern Norway, is surrounded by an alpine landscape, partly with steep mountain sides. Parts of the ~700 m high mountain Nordnesfjellet, on the eastern side of the fjord, are currently moving downslope, and could in the event of sudden failure generate tsunami waves which would affect low-lying areas within a larger region. The main objective of ... -
POST-PRECAMBRIAN MAGMATISM IN EASTERN FINNMARK, NORWAY: MANTLE SOURCES, POSSIBLE ORIGINS AND DIAMOND POTENTIAL
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-12-15)Mantle sources under the Eastern Finnmark Region (EFR) appears to have inherited small scale heterogeneity from Precambrian geodynamics. Compositions varying from depleted and slightly enriched (similar to N-MORB and E-MORB), to enriched (similar to OIB type), are present in the EFR. Geochemical trends also indicates that some mantle sources has been to some extent influenced by subducting sediments, ... -
Processing and interpretation of the Svyatogor 2016 high-resolution P-Cable 3D seismic dataset. Investigating the dynamics of a sub-seabed gas hydrate system with a potential abiotic methane source
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-06-01)A new high-resolution P-Cable 3D seismic dataset was acquired in July 2016 targeting a seafloor pockmark cluster at the northern end of Svyatogor Ridge, offshore west Svalbard. The processing and interpretation of this dataset formed the primary focus of this thesis. The seismic processing sequence was designed to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of the data while preserving the useful signal ... -
A Quantitative Analysis of Seasonal and Regional Forcing on the Terminus of Store Glacier, Greenland, from High Resolution Photogrammetry
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-01-15)A quantitative analysis of seasonal and regional forcing on the terminus of Store Glacier, Greenland, from high resolution photogrammetry for the period between 10 May 2014 and 13 June 2014. Imagery is analyzed through ImGRAFT processing to create a detailed velocity and strain rate for the proglacial mélange and glacial terminus in order to investigate changes to glacial calving dynamics during ... -
Rapid temperature rise may have triggered glacier surges all over Svalbard
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2020-05-04)Observational and geomorphological records suggest that most glaciers on Svalbard reached their maximum Little Ice Age extents by means of surging. Furthermore, it seems to have happened within just a few decades, suggesting that the rapid concurrent changes in climate might have triggered this widespread surging. The specific precipitation and temperature range of Svalbard seems optimal for glacier ... -
Reconstructing the holocene. Benthic foraminifera as a proxy for the paleoceonography of the nordic seas
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-08-01)The benthic foraminifera of two marine sediment cores were studied as a proxy for paleoenvironment reconstructions throughout the Late to Early Holocene. The two cores were sampled in different localities to allow a spatial comparison of changing environments in the Nordic Seas and sampled for benthic foraminiferal assemblages, grain size, IRD, sortable silts and benthic foraminifera isotopes. While ... -
Reconstruction of Holocene Paleoenvironment in Smeerenburgfjorden, northwest Svalbard based on benthic foraminifera and sedimentological investigations
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-16)Two gravity cores JM06-024-GC3 and JM07-049-GC1 from Smeerenburgfjorden at the northwestern corner of Svalbard have been investigated for the distribution pattern of the benthic foraminiferal faunas. The oxygen and carbon isotope values in benthic foraminifera were analysed and together with other proxy data such as ice rafted debris (IRD), were used in order to reconstruct the paleoceanography and ... -
Reconstruction of ice stream retreat and palaeoceanographic development during the deglaciation and Holocene in the Storfjorden Trough, Svalbard. Based on geophysical data, benthic foraminiferal and sedimentological records
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-15)Here we investigate the retreat of a palaeo-ice stream and the subsequent palaeoceanographic development in the eastern Storfjorden Trough during the deglaciation and Holocene. The results are based on multibeam bathymetric and acoustic sub-bottom data, and a multiproxy analysis of a 14C dated sediment core (including benthic foraminifera, δ13C, δ18O and sedimentology). The ice stream experienced a ... -
Reconstruction of late Holocene paleoenvironment in Kongsfjorden, West Spitsbergen. Based on analysis of benthic foraminifera
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)The benthic foraminiferal fauna of two marine sediment records from the Kongsfjorden Trough and the inner part of Kongsfjorden were analyzed to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental development throughout the last ~ 2000 years. A generally cold period is evident in both records, lasting from ~ 700 to 1400 CE at the Kongsfjorden Trough and from ~ 350 to 1200 CE in the inner part of Kongsfjorden, with ... -
Reconstruction of the bottom current strength of overflow water through the Faeroe-Shetland Channel in relation to climate change during the last 135,000 years
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)The focus of this thesis was to reconstruct the bottom current strength around the Faeroe Islands and relate it to the climate variability over the past 35,000 - 135,000 years and the Holocene, using the piston core, JM11-FI-19PC, from the North-eastern shelf of the Faeroe Islands. The core location is ideal for measuring the overflow from the Nordic Seas, as it is strategically placed on top of the ... -
Reconstruction of the Kråknes landslide event, Alta
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-15)On June 3rd, 2020 a major quick clay landslide occurred at Kråknes in Alta municipality, Northern Norway. The landslide event destroyed eight buildings and was estimated to be 650 meters wide and 40 meters high. Two days later, another landslide occurred, this time causing the old E6 road above the previous landslide area to slip out towards the sea. People lost cabins and other valuable possessions, ... -
Reconstruction of the paleocenaography west of Lofoten during the Last Glacial Maximum
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-15)<p>A 513 cm long sediment core from the Lofoten Contourite Drift at the continental slope west of the Lofoten Islands has been investigated. The aim was to reconstruct the paleoceanography during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The Lofoten Contourite drift was relatively protected by the Lofoten Islands from the ice streams of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet during LGM. <p>An age model was constructed ... -
Reconstructions of paleoceanography and ice retreat based on benthic foraminifera, stable isotopes and sedimentological investigations from the northwestern Barents Sea south of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-07-12)One gracity core NP05–11–49GC was retrieved from a 320 m water depth in the central part of Erik Eriksen Strait, south of Nordaustlandet, northwestern Barents Sea. The core was investigated for benthic foraminiferal distribution patterns, stable isotopes and sedimentological parameters in order to reconstruct the Late Weichselian deglaciation and Holocene paleoenvironment and paleoceanography of the ... -
The regional Cretaceous development of the southeastern part of the Norwegian Barents Sea- from seismic interpretation
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)This study sheds new light on the regional Cretaceous development of the southeastern part of the Norwegian Barents Sea. The study area is in the former disputed area between Norway and Russia, which after the agreement on the new borders in 2010 was opened to petroleum activity in 2013. Consequently, the southeastern Barents Sea is still a frontier area with less scientific knowledge, compared to ...