Abstract
The first areas to be investigated when the Geological Survey of Greenland (Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, GGU) was established shortly after the Second World War were the more easily accessibIe parts of West and South-West Greenland. From the mid-1950s a systematic programme aimed at the production of 1: 100 000 geological maps was begun in South-West Greenland. A complementary 1:500 000 mapping programme was initiated in 1964 with the aim of establishing a general geological overview of the entire ice-free part of Greenland within the foreseeable future. A summary of the many papers and maps resulting from the project is given here.
Highlights
The background for the North Greenland Project, one of the largest and most ambitious geological programmes undertaken by the Geological Survey of Greenland, is outlined
From the mid-1950s a systematic programme aimed at the production of 1: 100 000 geological maps was begun in South-West Greenland
Unlike the Precambrian crystalline terranes of West Greenland, North Greenland is dominated by Proterozoic and Phanerozoic sedimentary basins, variously affected by mid-Palaeozoic and Tertiary orogenies (Map 1)
Summary
The background for the North Greenland Project, one of the largest and most ambitious geological programmes undertaken by the Geological Survey of Greenland, is outlined. The first areas to be investigated when the Geological Survey of Greenland (Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, GGU) was established shortly after the Second World War were the more accessibIe parts of West and South-West Greenland (Fig. 1). These regions are part of the Precambrian Shield which dominates Greenland and, as a consequence, GGU initially developed into an institution specialised in 'hard rock' geology. A primary aim of the 1:500000 programme is to establish a geological foundation which will facilitate the exploitation of mineral resources in Greenland In some areas, such mapping can be based on information derived from the existing 1:100000 programme. A summary of the many papers and maps resulting from the project is given below
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