A revised lithostratigraphic nomenclature for the Palaeogene Faroe Islands Basalt Group, NE Atlantic Ocean

ABSTRACT The Palaeogene volcanic succession of the Faroe Islands in the NE Atlantic Ocean is formalised using a purely lithostratigraphic approach and following international guidelines. The Faroe Islands Basalt Group (FIBG) has a gross stratigraphic thickness of ∼6·6 km, dominated by subaerial basa...

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Published in:Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Authors: Passey, Simon R., Jolley, David W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
Subjects:
Faroe Islands
Lopra
Malinstindur
Beinisvørð
Prestfjall
Argir
Sneis
Hvannhagi
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1755691009008044
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1755691009008044

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