Upper Jurassic – Lower Cretaceous of eastern Wollaston Forland, North-East Greenland: a distal marine record of an evolving rift

• Main Authors: Hovikoski, Jussi, Ineson, Jon R, Olivarius, Mette, Bojesen-Koefoed, Jørgen A, Piasecki, Stefan, Alsen, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) 2023
• Subjects: Late Jurassic; Early Cretaceous; Bernbjerg Formation; Lindemans Bugt Formation; Palnatokes Bjerg Formation; Stratumbjerg Formation; mudstone; Greenland; Earth Science; Geology; East Greenland; Wollaston forland
• Online Access: https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/8349; https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v55.8349

Two drill cores covering the Upper Jurassic – Lower Cretaceous succession in Wollaston Forland, NE Greenland, offer an exceptional insight into mud-accumulation in an evolving distal fault block. Previous studies have revealed the presence of long-lasting black mudstone accumulation extending throug...