Vøring Margin
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Vøring Margin is a major passive continental margin off the coast of Norway that forms part of the North Atlantic rifted margin system.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passive continental margin
ⓘ
rifted continental margin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mid-Norwegian continental shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vøring Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess | North Atlantic opening ⓘ |
| countryJurisdiction | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy |
breakup of Pangaea
ⓘ
continental rifting ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryWith | Norwegian-Greenland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Norwegian passive margin ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic to Cenozoic development ⓘ |
| hasBasement | Caledonian orogenic crust (reworked) ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | hydrocarbon exploration area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
faulted basement blocks
ⓘ
large sedimentary basins ⓘ seaward-dipping reflectors ⓘ volcanic margin sequences ⓘ |
| hasPostRiftProcess |
sediment loading
ⓘ
thermal subsidence ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
continental breakup processes
ⓘ
magma-rich margin evolution ⓘ rift-to-drift transition ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryBasin | Vøring Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy |
Cenozoic sedimentary succession
ⓘ
thick Mesozoic sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| hasTectonicStyle | normal faulting during rifting ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | volcanic rifted margin ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | North Atlantic plate reconstruction studies ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf | Mid-Norwegian margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Norwegian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOf | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginType | volcanic passive margin ⓘ |
| oceanContinentTransition | present ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Cenozoic sediments ⓘ |
| partOf | North Atlantic rifted margin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lofoten-Vesterålen Margin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Møre Margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riftPhase |
Early Cenozoic rifting
ⓘ
Mesozoic rifting ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
ocean drilling
ⓘ
potential field data ⓘ seismic reflection surveys ⓘ seismic refraction surveys ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Atlantic-type passive margin ⓘ |
| underlainBy |
extended continental crust
ⓘ
thinned lithosphere ⓘ |
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