An improved tectonic model for the Eocene opening of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea: Use of modern magnetic data

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-66

  Olesen, O ^a   Ebbing, J ^a   Lundin, E ^a   Mauring, E ^a   Skilbrei, J R ^a   Torsvik, T H ^a   Hansen, E K ^b   Henningsen, T ^c   Midboe P ^c   Sand, M ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Northeast Atlantic; Norwegian margin; Voring margin

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC MAP; INITIAL MAGMATIC LINEAMENT; OCEANIC FRACTURE ZONES;

GEOMAGNETISM; SEISMOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

TECTONICS;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; FRACTURE ZONE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TECTONICS; TRANSFER ZONE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA; VORING MARGIN;

EID: 33846849590     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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