Paleogene igneous underplating and subsidence anomalies in the Rockall-Faeroe-Shetland area

Crustal thickening caused by igneous underplating related to continental break-up in the northeast Atlantic has been invoked as the cause of the apparent lack of thermal subsidence seen in many Mesozoic basins in the northwest European area. In this study, we examine a set of commercial wells in the...

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Published in:Marine and Petroleum Geology
Main Authors: Clift, Peter D., Turner, Jonathan
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: LSU Digital Commons 1998
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/535
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0264-8172(97)00056-1