Cenozoic basin development and stratigraphy of the Faroes area

ABSTRACT: The present paper reviews the geological development of the Faroes part of the NE Atlantic Margin in the Cenozoic Era. The Faroes area is located west of the post-Caledonian rift basin system formed in the Devonian after the collapse of the Caledonian mountains. Tectonic movements and plat...

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Main Author: Aage Bach Sørensen
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.134.7393
http://www.geus.dk/publications/extern/petr-geos-9-2003.pdf