Davies, William E (1961): Table I. Composition of till in north Greenland [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.743859, Supplement to: Davies, WE (1961): Glacial Geology of Northern Greenland. Polarforschung, 31(1/2), 94-103, hdl:10013/epic.29222.d001
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Abstract:
From 1950 through 1900 studies on the glacial geology of northern Greenland have been made in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories. As a result of these studies four distinct phases of the latest glaciation have been recognized. The last glaciation extended over most of the land and removed traces of previous anes. Retreat of the ice mass began some time previous to 6000 years ago. This was followed by a rtse in sea level which deposited clay-silt succeeded by karne gravels around stagnant ice lobes in the large valleys. Marine terraces, up to 129 meters above present sea level, developed as readjustment occurred in the land free of ice. About 3700 years ago an advance of glaciers down major fjords took place followed by retreat to approximately the present position of the ice. Till in Peary Land, north of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord, contains only locally derived matertals indicating that the central Greenland ice cap did not cover the area.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 82.405000 * Median Longitude: -28.347222 * South-bound Latitude: 80.630000 * West-bound Longitude: -35.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 83.600000 * East-bound Longitude: -16.850000
Comment:
<1 are traces (P in printed table). Positions are estimated, digitized from map.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area/locality | Area | Davies, William E | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Sandstone | Sdst | % | Davies, William E | red Thule, +quartzite | |
| 5 | Sandstone | Sdst | % | Davies, William E | whithe Thule, +quartzite | |
| 6 | Sandstone | Sdst | % | Davies, William E | red Carboniferous | |
| 7 | Sandstone | Sdst | % | Davies, William E | gray | |
| 8 | Sandstone | Sdst | % | Davies, William E | white coarse | |
| 9 | Sandstone | Sdst | % | Davies, William E | brown | |
| 10 | Sandstone | Sdst | % | Davies, William E | black | |
| 11 | Shale | Sha | % | Davies, William E | black slaty | |
| 12 | Limestone | Lmst | % | Davies, William E | ||
| 13 | Basalt | Basalt | % | Davies, William E | ||
| 14 | Felsitic fragments | Fels fragm | % | Davies, William E | ||
| 15 | Andesite | And | % | Davies, William E | -black | |
| 16 | Andesite | And | % | Davies, William E | red porphyritic | |
| 17 | Granite | Gran | % | Davies, William E | pink | |
| 18 | Diabase | Dia | % | Davies, William E | ||
| 19 | Gneiss | Gnei | % | Davies, William E | red granite | |
| 20 | Gneiss | Gnei | % | Davies, William E | gray | |
| 21 | Schist | Schist | % | Davies, William E | chlorite | |
| 22 | Quartzite | Qzite | % | Davies, William E | white | |
| 23 | Quartzite | Qzite | % | Davies, William E | brown-gray | |
| 24 | Quartzite | Qzite | % | Davies, William E | buff, columnar | |
| 25 | Quartzite | Qzite | % | Davies, William E | dark purple | |
| 26 | Marble | Mar | % | Davies, William E | ||
| 27 | Phyllite | Phyl | % | Davies, William E | gray | |
| 28 | Slate | Sla | % | Davies, William E | ||
| 29 | Greenstone | Gree | % | Davies, William E | ||
| 30 | Quartz | Qz | % | Davies, William E | pepples |
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Size:
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Data
| 1 Area | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Sdst [%] (red Thule, +quartzite) | 5 Sdst [%] (whithe Thule, +quartzite) | 6 Sdst [%] (red Carboniferous) | 7 Sdst [%] (gray) | 8 Sdst [%] (white coarse) | 9 Sdst [%] (brown) | 10 Sdst [%] (black) | 11 Sha [%] (black slaty) | 12 Lmst [%] | 13 Basalt [%] | 14 Fels fragm [%] | 15 And [%] (-black) | 16 And [%] (red porphyritic) | 17 Gran [%] (pink) | 18 Dia [%] | 19 Gnei [%] (red granite) | 20 Gnei [%] (gray) | 21 Schist [%] (chlorite) | 22 Qzite [%] (white) | 23 Qzite [%] (brown-gray) | 24 Qzite [%] (buff, columnar) | 25 Qzite [%] (dark purple) | 26 Mar [%] | 27 Phyl [%] (gray) | 28 Sla [%] | 29 Gree [%] | 30 Qz [%] (pepples) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kap Cohn | 83.00 | -28.00 | 30 | 20 | <1 | 30 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| head of Danmark Fjord | 80.78 | -23.00 | 30 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | <1 | <1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rivieradel, east coast | 82.50 | -23.50 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ingolf Fjord, east coast | 80.63 | -16.85 | 40 | 20 | 5 | <1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Broenlund Fjord/Independence Fjord | 82.10 | -24.60 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 30 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kap Peter Henrik, Independence Fjord | 82.10 | -24.60 | 15 | 40 | 30 | <1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km SW of Kap Peter Henrik | 82.10 | -24.60 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kap Renaissance, Danmark Fjord | 80.78 | -23.00 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kap Rasmussen, Independence Fjord | 82.10 | -24.60 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 15 | <1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mudder Bugt moraine | 82.10 | -24.60 | 40 | 40 | 20 | <1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kap Wyckoff, north coast Peary Land | 83.00 | -35.00 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 km south of Skagen, north coast Peary Land | 83.00 | -35.00 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skagen, north coast Peary Land | 83.00 | -35.00 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depot Bugt, north coast Peary Land | 83.00 | -35.00 | 40 | <1 | <1 | 50 | <1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kap Ole Chiewitz, north coast Peary Land | 83.00 | -35.00 | 10 | 40 | <1 | 10 | 20 | <1 | <1 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kaffeklubben, north coast Peary Land | 83.50 | -29.50 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dobbelts, north coast Peary Land | 83.00 | -35.00 | 30 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kap Morris Jesup, north coast Peary Land | 83.60 | -33.40 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 30 |