Geological Quarterly, 2000,44 (2): 109-1 I7 Palaeomagnetism of Permian through Early Triassic sequences in central Spitsbergen: contribution to magnetostratigraphy

Jacek GR4BOWSTU Nawmcki J. and Grabowski J. (2000)-Palacomagnctism of Pcrmian through Early Triassic scquenccs in central Spitsbergcn: contribution to rnagnetosbaiigaphy. Gml. Quart.. 11 (2): 109- L 17. Wanzawa. A total of297 sarnpIcs for paIacomagnctic shdics werc col~cctd from Uppcr Gzhelian through Spathian scdimcnts of thc Isfiordcn arca (cmtral Spitsbcrgcn). In spitc of cxtcnsivc Ccnozoic rcmagnctisalion h c studied rocks yiddcd palecomagnetic polcs and rnagnctoshatigraphy. Almost all Pcrrnian samplcs w m rcvcrscly rnagnctiscd during Kiaman superchron. Nomnl-polarity samples appear in thc Ufirn~an and Kazamian scdimcnts. Thc topmost samples from thc Kapp Stamstin 1;orrnation (Uppcr Pcrmian) contain rcvcrse polarily. Tbc magnctic polarity rccord notcd in thc Early Triass~c (Griesbachian-Spathian) sequences is fully convcrgcnt with magnetic polarity schcrncs obtained in thc Canadian Arctic and DcItdalcn mype scction. J a y ~mv&cki and Jacek Grabowski. Polish Geologlcul Insfihtte. R o h w i e c h 4, PL-MI-975 Wnrszawa, Poland; e-mail