The Jurassic of Denmark and Greenland: Triassic and Jurassic transtension along part of the Sorgenfrei–Tornquist Zone in the Danish Kattegat

• Main Authors: Korstgård, John a., Mogensen, Tommy Egebjerg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 2003
• Subjects: Kattegat; Denmark; Sorgenfrei–Tornquist Zone; Triassic–Jurassic; Børglum Fault; Grenå–Helsingborg; Geology; QE1-996.5; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Greenland; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/bd881768c6604de8aa1c29c9f15c825c

In the Kattegat area, Denmark, the Sorgenfrei–Tornquist Zone, an old crustal weakness zone, was repeatedly reactivated during Triassic, Jurassic and Early Cretaceous times with dextral transtensional movements along the major boundary faults. These tectonic events were minor compared to the tectonic...