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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bulletin
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 (GEUS) 2004
Subjects:
Bjørnedal Block
Jurassic
North-East Greenland
palaeocurrents
rifting
Traill Ø
Greenland
Tilting
Vælddal
East Greenland
Traill ø
Online Access:https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4800
https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v5.4800

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