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Table of Contents - Field Guide 19

Structural Geology and Tectonic Evolution of the Sognefjord Transect, Caledonian Orogen, Southern Norway—A Field Trip Guide

By Alan Geoffrey Milnes and Fernando Corfu

Preface v
Acknowledgments vii
Abstract 1

Chapter 1. An introductory outline
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1. Autochthon-Parautochthon 5
2. Caledonian Allochthon 5
3. Late- to Post-Collisional Extensional Shear Zones 6
  Læærdal-Gjende Fault 6
  Nordfjord-Sogn Detachment 6
4. Plate Tectonic Cartoon 7

Chapter 2. The Sognefjord transect
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1. Crustal Structure 9
2. Structural Synthesis 12
  Eastern Segment of the Sognefjord Transect 12
  Central Segment of the Sognefjord Transect 13
  Western Segment of the Sognefjord Transect 15
3. Retro-Deformation 16
  Balancing 16
  Depth Control 16
  Results 18
4. Eclogite Exhumation 18
5. An Orogenic Timetable 20

Chapter 3. The field trip itinerary
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Day 1. Valdres-Jotunheimen 22
  Stop 1.1. Søndrol 22
  Stop 1.2. Vangsmjøsi 22
  Stop 1.3. Øye 25
  Stop 1.4. Tyin Road Profile 25
  Stop 1.5. Tyedalen 28
  Stop 1.6. Lorteviki–Eidsbugarden 31
Day 2. Inner Sognefjorden 31
  Stop 2.1. Årdal 34
  Stop 2.2. Lærdal 36
  Stop 2.3. Eide 36
  Stop 2.4. Sogndal 39
  Stop 2.5. Slinde 39
  Stop 2.6. Hermansverk 39
Day 3. Outer Sognefjorden 43
  Stop 3.1. Hella 43
  Stop 3.2. Sæle 46
  Stop 3.3. Austrheim 46
  Stop 3.4. Kyrkjebø 46
  Stop 3.5. Råsholm 50
  Stop 3.6. Hellebø 50
  Stop 3.7. Bekkeneset 50
Day 4. Solund 53
  Stop 4.1. Losna 53
  Stop 4.2. Hersvik 57
  Stop 4.3. Hyllestad 57
Day 5. Askvoll-Atløy 59
  Stop 5.1. Vårdalsneset 59
  Stop 5.2. Gjervik 63
  Stop 5.3. Kviteneset 65
  Stop 5.4. Brurestakken 65
Day 6. Fensfjorden-Lindås 65
  Stop 6.1. Kjekallevågen 68
  Stop 6.2. Osterfjorden 68
  Stop 6.3. Holsnøy 71
  Stop 6.4. Stalheim 75

References Cited
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