The NE Atlantic Region A Reappraisal of Crustal Structure, Tectonostratigraphy and Magmatic Evolution

About this book

The NAG-TEC project was a collaborative effort by the British Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, the Geological Survey of Ireland, the Geological Survey of the Netherlands, the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, the Geological Survey of Norway, Iceland GeoSurvey and the Faroese Geological Survey (Jarðfeingi), along with a number of academic partners and significant support from industry. The main focus was to investigate the tectonic evolution of the region with a particular emphasis on basin evolution along conjugate margins. A key outcome was the development of a new tectonostratigraphic atlas and database that includes comprehensive geological and geophysical information relevant for understanding the Devonian to present evolution of the NE Atlantic margins. These provide the foundation upon which ongoing research and exploration of the area can build. This Special Publication provides some of the first scientific results and analysis based on the project, including regional stratigraphic analysis and correlations, crustal structure and interpretation of geophysical data sets, plate kinematics and the evolution of igneous provinces.

Contents

Péron-pinvidic, G., Hopper, J. R., Stoker, M., Gaina, C., Funck, T., Árting, U. E. & Doornenbal, J. C. The NE Atlantic region: a reappraisal of crustal structure, tectonostratigraphy and magmatic evolution – an introduction to the NAG-TEC project

Stratigraphy
Stoker, M. S., Stewart, M. A., Shannon, P. M., Bjerager, M., Nielsen, T., Blischke, A., Hjelstuen, B. O., Gaina, C., Mcdermott, K. & Ólavsdóttir, J. An overview of the Upper Palaeozoic–Mesozoic stratigraphy of the NE Atlantic region

Geochronology and volcanism
Wilkinson, C. M., Ganerød, M., Hendriks, B. W. H. & Eide, E. A. Compilation and appraisal of geochronological data from the North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP)
Á Horni, J., Hopper, J. R., Blischke, A., Geisler, W. H., Stewart, M., Mcdermott, K., Judge, M., Erlendsson, Ö. & Árting, U. Regional distribution of volcanism within the North Atlantic Igneous Province
Hjartarson, Á., Erlendsson, Ö. & Blischke, A. The Greenland–Iceland–Faroe Ridge Complex
Geissler, W. H., Gaina, C., Hopper, J. R., Funck, T., Blischke, A., Arting, U., Horni, J.  Á., Péron-Pinvidic, G. & Abdelmalak, M. M. Seismic volcanostratigraphy of the NE Greenland continental margin

Crustal structure
Funck, T., Erlendsson, Ö., Geissler, W. H., Gradmann, S., Kimbell, G. S., Mcdermott, K. & Petersen, U. K. A review of the NE Atlantic conjugate margins based on seismic refraction data
Funck, T., Geissler, W. H., Kimbell, G. S., Gradmann, S., Erlendsson, Ö ., Mcdermott, K. & Petersen, U. K. Moho and basement depth in the NE Atlantic Ocean based on seismic refraction data and receiver functions
Haase, C., Ebbing, J. & Funck, T. A 3D regional crustal model of the NE Atlantic based on seismic and gravity data

Focused studies
Kimbell, G. S., Stewart, M. A., Gradmann, S., Shannon, P. M., Funck, T., Haase, C., Stoker, M. S. & Hopper, J. R. Controls on the location of compressional deformation on the NW European margin
Gradmann, S., Haase, C. & Ebbing, J. Isostasy as a tool to validate interpretations of regional geophysical datasets – application to the mid-Norwegian continental margin
Blischke, A., Gaina, C., Hopper, J. R., Péron-pinvidic, G., Brandsdóttir, B., Guarnieri, P., Erlendsson, Ö. & Gunnarsson, K. The Jan Mayen microcontinent: an update of its architecture, structural development and role during the transition from the Ægir Ridge to the mid-oceanic Kolbeinsey Ridge
Ólavsdóttir, J., Eidesgaard, Ó . R. & Stoker, M. S. The stratigraphy and structure of the Faroese continental margin 339
Petersen, U. K. & Funck, T. Review of velocity models in the Faroe–Shetland Channel
Gerlings, J., Hopper, J. R., Fyhn, M. B. W. & Frandsen, N. Mesozoic and older rift basins on the SE Greenland Shelf offshore Ammassalik

The oceanic domain and regional kinematics
Gaina, C., Nasuti, A., Kimbell, G. S. & Blischke, A. Break-up and seafloor spreading domains in the NE Atlantic 393
Gaina, C., Blischke, A., Geissler, W. H., Kimbell, G. S. & Erlendsson,  Ö. Seamounts and oceanic igneous features in the NE Atlantic: a link between plate motions and mantle dynamics

The oil perspective
Vis, G.-J. Geology and seepage in the NE Atlantic region

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