Separation of Palaeogene and Neogene uplift on Nuussuaq, West Greenland

Abstract: The geological record exposed on Nuussuaq, central West Greenland, shows that uplift in the Palaeocene, probably caused by impact of the Iceland plume head, was followed by kilometre-scale subsidence. Analysis of apatite fission-track and vitrinite-reflectance data from borehole samples do...

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Main Authors: Peter Japsen, Paul F. Green, James A. Chalmers
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.496.3685
http://www.geus.dk/publications/extern/jour-geo-soc-lon-162-2005.pdf