The stratigraphy and structure of the Faroese continental margin

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
• Main Authors: Ólavsdóttir, Jana, Eidesgaard, Óluva R., Stoker, Martyn S.
• Other Authors: Péron-Pinvidic, G, Hopper, J., Stoker, M.S.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of London 2017
• Subjects: Faroe Islands; Fugloy; Fugloy*; Iceland
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514887/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514887/1/339.full.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1144/SP447.4

This paper presents a summary of the stratigraphy and structure of the Faroese region. As the Faroese area is mostly covered by volcanic material, the nature of the pre-volcanic geology remains largely unproven. Seismic refraction data provide some indications of the distribution of crystalline base...