The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea
The northern North Sea rift evolved through multiple rift phases within a highly heterogeneous crystalline basement. The geometry and evolution of syn-rift depocenters during this multiphase evolution and the mechanisms and extent to which they were influenced by preexisting structural heterogeneiti...
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ftumanchesterpub:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/f5a60855-7e04-456c-be15-bc60c736d0e2 2023-11-12T04:22:30+01:00 The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea Phillips, Thomas B. Fazlikhani, Hamed Gawthorpe, Rob L. Fossen, Haakon Jackson, Christopher A.‐L. Bell, Rebecca E. Faleide, Jan I. Rotevatn, Atle 2019-12-02 https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/f5a60855-7e04-456c-be15-bc60c736d0e2 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019TC005756 und unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Phillips , T B , Fazlikhani , H , Gawthorpe , R L , Fossen , H , Jackson , C A L , Bell , R E , Faleide , J I & Rotevatn , A 2019 , ' The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea ' , Tectonics . https://doi.org/10.1029/2019TC005756 article 2019 ftumanchesterpub https://doi.org/10.1029/2019TC005756 2023-10-30T09:12:59Z The northern North Sea rift evolved through multiple rift phases within a highly heterogeneous crystalline basement. The geometry and evolution of syn-rift depocenters during this multiphase evolution and the mechanisms and extent to which they were influenced by preexisting structural heterogeneities remain elusive, particularly at the regional scale. Using an extensive database of borehole-constrained 2D seismic reflection data, we examine how the physiography of the northern North Sea rift evolved throughout late Permian-Early Triassic (RP1) and Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous (RP2) rift phases, and assess the influence of basement structures related to the Caledonian orogeny and subsequent Devonian extension. During RP1, the location of major depocenters, the Stord and East Shetland basins, was controlled by favorably oriented Devonian shear zones. RP2 shows a diminished influence from structural heterogeneities, activity localizes along the Viking-Sogn graben system and the East Shetland Basin, with negligible activity in the Stord Basin and Horda Platform. The Utsira High and the Devonian Lomre Shear Zone form the eastern barrier to rift activity during RP2. Toward the end of RP2, rift activity migrated northward as extension related to opening of the proto-North Atlantic becomes the dominant regional stress as rift activity in the northern North Sea decreases. Through documenting the evolving syn-rift depocenters of the northern North Sea rift, we show how structural heterogeneities and prior rift phases influence regional rift physiography and kinematics, controlling the segmentation of depocenters, as well as the locations, styles, and magnitude of fault activity and reactivation during subsequent events. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic The University of Manchester: Research Explorer Tectonics 38 12 4099 4126 |
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The northern North Sea rift evolved through multiple rift phases within a highly heterogeneous crystalline basement. The geometry and evolution of syn-rift depocenters during this multiphase evolution and the mechanisms and extent to which they were influenced by preexisting structural heterogeneities remain elusive, particularly at the regional scale. Using an extensive database of borehole-constrained 2D seismic reflection data, we examine how the physiography of the northern North Sea rift evolved throughout late Permian-Early Triassic (RP1) and Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous (RP2) rift phases, and assess the influence of basement structures related to the Caledonian orogeny and subsequent Devonian extension. During RP1, the location of major depocenters, the Stord and East Shetland basins, was controlled by favorably oriented Devonian shear zones. RP2 shows a diminished influence from structural heterogeneities, activity localizes along the Viking-Sogn graben system and the East Shetland Basin, with negligible activity in the Stord Basin and Horda Platform. The Utsira High and the Devonian Lomre Shear Zone form the eastern barrier to rift activity during RP2. Toward the end of RP2, rift activity migrated northward as extension related to opening of the proto-North Atlantic becomes the dominant regional stress as rift activity in the northern North Sea decreases. Through documenting the evolving syn-rift depocenters of the northern North Sea rift, we show how structural heterogeneities and prior rift phases influence regional rift physiography and kinematics, controlling the segmentation of depocenters, as well as the locations, styles, and magnitude of fault activity and reactivation during subsequent events. |
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Phillips, Thomas B. Fazlikhani, Hamed Gawthorpe, Rob L. Fossen, Haakon Jackson, Christopher A.‐L. Bell, Rebecca E. Faleide, Jan I. Rotevatn, Atle |
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Phillips, Thomas B. Fazlikhani, Hamed Gawthorpe, Rob L. Fossen, Haakon Jackson, Christopher A.‐L. Bell, Rebecca E. Faleide, Jan I. Rotevatn, Atle The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea |
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Phillips, Thomas B. Fazlikhani, Hamed Gawthorpe, Rob L. Fossen, Haakon Jackson, Christopher A.‐L. Bell, Rebecca E. Faleide, Jan I. Rotevatn, Atle |
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The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea |
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The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea |
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The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea |
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The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea |
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The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea |
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influence of structural inheritance and multiphase extension on rift development, the northern north sea |
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Phillips , T B , Fazlikhani , H , Gawthorpe , R L , Fossen , H , Jackson , C A L , Bell , R E , Faleide , J I & Rotevatn , A 2019 , ' The Influence of Structural Inheritance and Multiphase Extension on Rift Development, the Northern North Sea ' , Tectonics . https://doi.org/10.1029/2019TC005756 |
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