Oslo Region Lithostratigraphy

Hans Arne Nakrem, NHM/Geology

1. Presentation of the geology (stratigraphy) 2. Presentation (demo) of the web site

Oslo Graben Oslo Rift

Mjsa

Preserved as a result of eastwest extension and graben formation in CarboniferousPermian time.

Oslo

Blue: Silurian Green: Cambrian and Ordovicium Violet/red: Magmatics

Langesund

Illustration: NGU 2004

Academic and industry oriented excursions. The area may serve as a field laboratory where one can study: sedimentation, different aspects of stratigraphy, tectonics, basin evolution and magmatic processes.

Norwegian Geological Survey

Oslo Graben Off-shore

The rocks continue south in Skagerrak and drillings in e.g. the Farsund Basin have revealed typical Oslo CambroSilurian fossils

The Cambro-Silurian rocks are mainly marine shales, sandstones and limestones, with a rich, well studied fossil fauna (and micro flora).

Alum Shale Fm, black shale, Late Cambrian early Ordovician

Early Ordovician Tyen Fm, dark shale with graptolites

Early Ordovician Huk Fm, limestone with abundant trilobites

Lower Silurian Solvik Fm, shale and nodular limestones

Ringerike Group, deltaic red sandstone

Lateral variations, Early Cambrian transgression from the north

Cambrian basal conglomerate

Literature, lithostratigraphic definitions, Cambrian

The Cambrian was formally divided by Skjeseth in 1963, but recent work on Cambrian stratigraphy (J. P. Nystuen et al.) should result in refinement.

Literature, lithostratigraphic definitions, Ordovician

The current lithostratigraphy is defined for the Ordovician by Owen et. al. (1990)

Megistaspis maximus Norways largest trilobite

Literature, lithostratigraphic definitions, Silurian

Mixopterus kiaeri, - not common (!), but a spectacular 70 cm fossil from the Upper Silurian of Ringerike
The current lithostratigraphy is defined for the Silurian by Worsley et al. (1983).

Literature, lithostratigraphic definitions, Carboniferous

Mainly fresh- and brackish water fossils. Limestones with marine fossils, like fusulinids and conodonts

The Asker Group was named by Dons and Gyry (1967), but the unit names had been used, unpublished, by Henningsmoen. Henningsmoen (1978) improved the description, but formal type localities were not stated.

Interactive web-based lithostratigraphic lexicon

The database fields (structure), contain so far information about: Unit name Unit status (hierarchic) (Group, Formation a.s.o.) Unit validity (synonyms etc.) Age Area (distribution) Type locality Map grid reference (UTM) Municipality Reference (author(s), page(s)) Linked: Lithostratigraphic log (image) Type locality (photo) Map (drawing)

Interactive web-based lithostratigraphic lexicon

To be considered:
Some field work is / will be carried out Preservation status of localities Correlation tool? Biostratigraphic units? Map co-ordinates, select from? More geological maps (NGU)? Link to Fossils from the Oslo Region

Web demonstration

Remember this locality? Brggers map from 1887