The Jurassic of North-East Greenland: Jurassic syn-rift sedimentation on a seawards-tilted fault block, Traill Ø, North-East Greenland

• Main Authors: Vosgerau, Henrik, Alsen, Peter, Carr, Ian D., Therkelsen, Jens, Stemmerik, Lars, Surlyk, Finn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 2004
• Subjects: Bjørnedal Block; Jurassic; North-East Greenland; palaeocurrents; rifting; Traill Ø; Geology; QE1-996.5; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Greenland; Tilting; Vælddal; East Greenland; Traill ø; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/f5c0ac7bca9a4dd68f03c4da11e38301

Middle–Late Jurassic rifting in East Greenland was marked by westwards tilting of wide fault blocks bounded by major N–S-trending east-dipping synthetic faults. The syn-rift successions thicken westwards towards the faults and shallow marine sandstones show mainly southwards axial transport directio...