Tectonic Evolution of the North Sea Rifts
Published on 1. January 1991
Book
Hardback
286 pages
978-0-19-854595-8 (ISBN)
Description
An up-to-date account of the development of the North Sea Rift system and its associated sedimentary basins is given in this volume, which presents contributions by leading research workers. Discrepancies in the existing methods for estimating crustal stretching are addressed and solutions are put forward with new models of basin development. The tectonic and paleogeographical development of the North Sea Rift system is reviewed, and accounts are given of its crustal structure, using evidence from deep seismic profiling. The proposed crustal models combine gravity and seismic data, rift-related magmatism, linked fault structures, and architectural styles. A comprehensive gravity map and a review of the hydrocarbon potential of the North Sea basin are also included.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous halftones and line drawings, + 2 folding charts, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-854595-8 (9780198545958)
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Content
P.A. Zeigler: Tectonic and palaeogeographic development of the North Sea rift system; S.L. Klemperer & C.A. Hurich: Lithospheric structure of the North Sea from deep seismic reflection profiling; G.A. Day, A.B. Anderson, K. Engsager, E.G. Finnstrom, J. Hospers, T. Liebe, J. Makris, G. Strang van Hees, & S.A. Walter: North Sea gravity map; G. Fichler & J. Hospers: Gravity modelling in the Viking Graben area; K. Holliger & S.L. Klemperer:Gravity and deep seismic reflection profiles across the North Sea rifts; D.M. Latin, J.E. Dixon, & J.G. Fitton: Rift-related magmatism in the North Sea basin; A.D. Gibbs: Linked fault tectonics of the North Sea; R.H. Gabrielsen, R.B. Faerseth, R.J. Steel, S. Idil, & O.S. Kl /ovajan: Architectural styles of basin fill in the northern Viking Graben; A.M. Roberts, G. Yielding, & M. Badley: A kinematic model for the orthogonal opening of the late Jurassic North Sea rift system, Denmark - mid Norway; J. Cartwright: The structural evolution of the Ringk /obing-Fyn High; N. White: Does the uniform stretching model work in the North Sea?; G. Marsden, G. Yielding, A.M. Roberts, & N.J. Kusznir: Application of a flexural cantilever simple-shear/pure shear model of continental lithosphere extension to the formation of the northern North Sea basin; A.M. Spencer & R.M. Pegrum: Hydrocarbon plays and rifting in the northern North Sea.