Summary
Three principal geological and tectonostratographic divisions of the bedrock can be recognised within the are of map-sheet Nordkapp: 1) the Kalak Nappe Complex, 2) the Magerøy Nappe, and 3) the Skarsvåg Nappe. All three nappe units form part of the Caledonian fold belt, but their internal strucutral deformation and thrusting occurred at different times during the protracted Caledonian orogenic cycle. The tectonic structures and metamorphic parageneses occurring in the different nappes are described in some detail, and short accounts are given on fossil occurrences, radiometric age determinations and aspects of economic geology. Aeromagnetic and gravity anomalies are present within the map-area, both on land and offshore, and the posiible sources of these anomalies are discussed in relation to the known geological and structural features of the region.
