Provenance of the Lower Triassic Bunter Sandstone Formation: implications for distribution and architecture of aeolian vs. fluvial reservoirs in the North German Basin

• Published in: Basin Research
• Main Authors: Olivarius, Mette, Weibel, Rikke, Friis, Henrik, Boldreel, Lars O., Keulen, Nynke, Thomsen, Tonny B.
• Other Authors: Strategiske Forskningsråd
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Fyn; Fennoscandian
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bre.12140; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fbre.12140; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bre.12140

Abstract Zircon U–Pb geochronometry, heavy mineral analyses and conventional seismic reflection data were used to interpret the provenance of the Lower Triassic Bunter Sandstone Formation. The succession was sampled in five Danish wells in the northern part of the North German Basin. The results sho...