Research Note 

Establishment of a Committee for Norwegian 
Stratigraphy 

At a meeting of the Norwegian Council of Geology (Norsk 
geologirAd) on 5 May 1982, a resolution was passed for the 
establishment of a Committee for Norwegian Stratigraphy - 
Norsk Stratigrafisk Komite (NSK) - which will operate under 
the Council’s auspices and ultimate control. At a statutory 
general meeting of the committee on 5 January 1983, Anna 
Siedlecka, Geological Survey of Norway, was voted in as chair- 
woman with Tore Torske (University of T r o m s ~ )  as vice- 
chairman. 

Status 
The Committee for Norwegian Stratigraphy is a select com- 
mittee under the control of the Norwegian Council of Geology. 
In certain cases. decisions taken by the Committee can be 
forwarded to the Norwegian Council of Geology for their ruling. 

Mandates 
The Committee for Norwegian Stratigraphy has been author- 
ized to carry out the following tasks: 

1. To draw up and present a guide to stratigraphical procedure 
and nomenclature in Norway. 

2. To give approval to existing and new terminology in Nor- 
wegian stratigraphy. 

3. To establish and maintain a computer-based archive of terms 
and names used, including those judged as invalid. This 
applies to stratigraphic units in use on the Norwegian main- 
land, in Arctic and Antarctic land areas under Norwegian 
jurisdiction, and on the related continental shelves. 

4. To produce and continually up-date a stratigraphic glossary 
for the areas mentioned under point 3. The glossary will 
contain an inventory of (a) all types of stratigraphic units 
(including those for biostratigraphy. chronostratigraphy, lith- 

ostratigraphy, lithodemy, morphostratigraphy, and tecto- 
nostratigraphy as well as major tectonic structures); (b) tables 
showing correlative stratigraphic units both within Norway 
and in other, neighbouring countries. 

5 .  To maintain a continual control of, and provide advice on, 
the introduction of all new stratigraphical unit names and 
terms. 

Composition and working routine 
The Norwegian Council of Geology has appointed the members 
and deputy members for a four-year period, with the possibility 
of re-election for a further four-year period. The appointed 
members of the Committee for Norwegian Stratigraphy were 
chosen such as to provide the most comprehensive coverage of 
all types and ages of stratigraphy (Precambrian to Recent) 
within the land and shelf areas mentioned under point 3. 

The Committee will deliver an annual report to the Nor- 
wegian Council of Geology on its activities and future plans. 
In addition, at least once a year it will make known, possibly 
through publication, all the approved, new, stratigraphical unit 
names. The Committee’s secretariat and computer archive are 
based at the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Trondheim. 

Advice to authors 
Authors intending to introduce new names and units or redefine 
pre-existing names and units in manuscripts prepared for pub- 
lication arc encouraged to submit the proposed nomenclature 
to the Committee for Norwegian Stratigraphy for its ruling. 
Authors will be requested to provide details of each unit on 
forms specially devised for this purpose. These forms can be 
obtained from the Committee’s secretariat: Norsk Stratigrafsk 
Komitk, Norges geologbke unders(kelse, P.O. Box 3006, 
N-7001 Trondheim, Norway.