Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse

The most important mineral deposits in the Arctic

All available information on the most important metal- and diamond deposits in the Arctic has been assembled and made accessible.

New book on the Norwegian sea floor

The Demarcation Line Treaty with Russia opened up new areas of ocean for geological mapping. The new results from the Barents Sea - and also the Norwegian Sea - are presented in the MAREANO programme’s updated book on the Norwegian sea floor.

New biotope map for the Barents Sea

The new map “Biotopes of the Barents Sea” has been web-published on www.ngu.no and www.mareano.no.

7th International Conference on Arctic Margins - ICAM 2015

Welcome to Trondheim 2nd-5th June.

NGU into the future

Through 157 years we have gained knowledge of the Norwegian nature. The landscape tells the story, our geologists refines it. Through the past, we understand the future. We contribute to good decisions to benefit society.

Maps and data

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The geology of my municipality

Explore geographical maps in your municipality

News

16.08.2016

MAREANO chemistry data accessible

MAREANO chemistry data can now be downloaded from the MAREANO website.

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News

30.11.2015

Discoveries in the Barents Sea in a new MAREANO book

Nye områder av Barentshavet er åpnetfor geologisk kartlegginging. Nå presenteres resultatene i den nye boka fra MAREANO-programmet.

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Blog

23.06.2015

The Helmet – a tale of a salt pillar

MAREANOs first video station of 2015 documented a conspicuous seabed structure, about 300 km north-northeast of mainland Norway, known as The Helmet.

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Conferense

12.05.2016

Past Gateways 4th Int. Conference

The Fourth 'PAST Gateways' (Palaeo-Arctic Spatial and Temporal Gateways) International Conference in Trondheim, Norway on May 23-27, 2016.

Conference

12.05.2016

13th International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments

The conference will focus on the world’s active and passive margins including the Arctic and Antarctic. Welcome to Tromsø 19th to 22nd September 2016.