East Greenland Rift System
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The East Greenland Rift System is a major geological rift zone along Greenland’s eastern margin that records the stretching and breakup of the crust during the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Greenland Rift System canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geological rift system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
North Atlantic Igneous Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
volcanic margin of East Greenland ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Greenland craton to the west
ⓘ
proto–North Atlantic Ocean to the east ⓘ |
| breakupTime | Paleogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Jameson Land Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kangerlussuaq Basin (East Greenland) NERFINISHED ⓘ Traill Ø region basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolutionLinkedTo |
Iceland plume activity
ⓘ
North Atlantic breakup volcanism ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Northeast Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Southeast Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Cenozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceFrom |
field mapping of onshore rift basins
ⓘ
seismic reflection data ⓘ stratigraphic studies of East Greenland margin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
half‑grabens
ⓘ
normal faults ⓘ syn‑rift sedimentary basins ⓘ tilted fault blocks ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | thick Mesozoic–Cenozoic sedimentary successions ⓘ |
| linkedWith |
Hatton–Rockall Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jan Mayen microcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ Vøring Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern margin of Greenland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | East Greenland continental margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiftingPhase |
Cretaceous
ⓘ
Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| marginType | volcanic passive margin ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| overlies | Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | North Atlantic rift system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| records |
breakup of continental crust
ⓘ
stretching of continental crust ⓘ |
| relatedTo | opening of the North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| researchField |
petroleum geology
ⓘ
rift basin evolution ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| riftStyle | extensional tectonics ⓘ |
| separates | Greenland plate from Eurasian plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
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