Evolution and strike variability of early post-rift deep-marine depositional systems: Lower to Mid-Cretaceous, North Viking Graben, Norwegian North Sea

Zachariah, A.-J.; Gawthorpe, Rob L.; Dreyer, Tom

doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.06.006

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“…The passive early post-rift infill of topography generated during syn-rift stages has been widely identified in other rifts systems (e.g., in the Northern North Sea and Norwegian Sea, Gabrielsen et al 2001;Faerseth and Lien 2002;Zachariah et al 2009aZachariah et al , 2009b. Therefore, it is possible to assume that a large-scale geometry of deep basins and terraced platforms could have been formed during the syn-rift stage of the Neuquén Basin, which controlled the anatomy and internal arrangement of the early postrift succession in this part of the basin.…”

Section: Towards a Model For Early Post-rift Infill Of Rift Depressiomentioning

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“…The influence of a complex topography is particularly important in early postrift times because major structural features inherited from the syn-rift may exert a great influence in the development of early post-rift depositional systems. These major structural features typically produce a subtle terraced relief derived from relatively steep footwall scarps and flatter shoulders of original syn-rift fault-blocks (Gabrielsen et al 2001;Faerseth and Lien 2002;Zachariah et al 2009aZachariah et al , 2009b.…”

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“…The evolution and controls on early post-rift marine depositional systems are poorly understood, mostly because resultant deposits are typically deeply buried or heavily deformed in outcrops due to subsequent tectonic inversion (Zachariah et al 2009a). Early post-rift infill typically tries to subdue the syn-rift remnant topography by progressive onlapping onto the margins, producing fairly subparallel stratigraphic packages in central locations and more complex patterns toward the margins (Nøttvedt et al 1995;Watcharanantakul and Morley 2000;Zachariah et al 2009b).…”

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“…Early post-rift infill typically tries to subdue the syn-rift remnant topography by progressive onlapping onto the margins, producing fairly subparallel stratigraphic packages in central locations and more complex patterns toward the margins (Nøttvedt et al 1995;Watcharanantakul and Morley 2000;Zachariah et al 2009b). Under these circumstances, sedimentation associated with these depositional systems can be influenced by regional factors such as ratio of thermal subsidence and sea-level changes (Gabrielsen et al 2001), but also by local factors such as inherited syn-rift topography and routing of sediment supply (e.g., Zachariah et al 2009aZachariah et al , 2009bSchwarz et al 2011), as well as localized subsidence (e.g., Faerseth and Lien 2002;Cristallini et al 2006). In turn, the complex interaction of different factors in post-rift depositional systems can also affect development and timing of regional anoxic events (Copestake et al 2003;Zachariah et al 2009a).…”

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Anatomy And Sequence Architecture of the Early Post-Rift In the Neuquen Basin (Argentina): A Response To Physiography and Relative Sea-Level Changes

Veiga¹,

Schwarz²,

Spalletti³

et al. 2013

Journal of Sedimentary Research

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A detailed architectural and sequence stratigraphic analysis was carried out in the early-post-rift succession of central Neuquén Basin (Middle Jurassic Cuyo Group), integrating outcrop and subsurface information from a 3,000 km 2 area. Sedimentary facies analysis allowed the definition of six marine facies associations, which are grouped in two main depositional systems. During the late Toarcian to early Bathonian a storm-and wave-dominated shoreface to offshore system was developed. This is overlain by a late Bathonian-early Callovian fluvio-deltaic depositional system. The sequence stratigraphic analysis of this succession identified parasequences limited by marine flooding surfaces with little evidence of erosion. Parasequences could be grouped into four parasequence sets that show the evolution of the depositional systems and can be interpreted in terms of shoreline trajectories. In this sense, a log-term transgressive event defined by a complicated retrogradational stacking pattern and spanning for almost 10 My is identified for the older deposits. This succession is eventually replaced by a progradational unit that represents highstand conditions. The Cuyo succession identified in this part of the basin is completed by the development of a regressive surface and the onset of a deltaic depositional system with no parasequence development but indicating an abrupt basinward facies shift. The long-term transgression that dominates the early post-rift succession in this part of the basin is interpreted to represent a period of sustained accommodation creation produced by the combination of thermal subsidence, differential compaction of syn-rift deposits, and eustatic rise under a relatively low sediment supply. Changes in the stacking pattern of retrogradational parasequence sets are thought to be produced by changes in the bathymetry of the topography being flooded, which is a relic of a complex array of footwalls and shoulders generated during the syn-rift stage. Regional changes in thickness and timing for the early post-rift succession could be therefore the result of the relatively passive infill of an inherited topography of the syn-rift, suggesting that most of the accommodation was already created before the onset of the long-term transgressive trend that characterizes the post-rift succession in this part of the basin. The Cuyo Group succession reported here reflects the complexity in terms of depositional styles, sequence stratigraphic patterns, and controls that can be expected during the early-post rift infill of syn-rift structural depressions. Therefore, the results of this study can provide useful lessons for post-rift systems having prolific hydrocarbon production worldwide (e.g., in the Northern North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Thailand, and Argentina and Chile).

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Anatomy And Sequence Architecture of the Early Post-Rift In the Neuquen Basin (Argentina): A Response To Physiography and Relative Sea-Level Changes

Veiga¹,

Schwarz²,

Spalletti³

et al. 2013

Journal of Sedimentary Research

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“…This pervasive structural grain changes, however, both toward the north, where structures generally follow the NE-SW trend of the Møre-Trøndelag Fault Complex, and the south, where the ESE-WNW trend of the Sorgenfrei-Tornquist Fault Complex becomes dominant ( Figure 1a). While the full tectonic evolution of fault systems in the northern North Sea is relatively well known due to a wealth of seismic and well data (e.g., Ågotnes, 2015;Christiansson et al, 2000;Faerseth, 1996;Faerseth et al, 1997Faerseth et al, , 1995Gabrielsen et al, 1999;Odinsen et al, 2000;Roberts et al, 1995;Zachariah et al, 2009), the timing of and the amount of displacement along onshore fault systems remain generally more speculative, reflecting the general lack of suitable marker horizons. Onshore, approximately N-S striking dikes of Permian (~255 Ma) and Triassic (~220 Ma) age (Faerseth et al, 1976;Fossen & Dunlap, 1999;Valle et al, 2002) are commonly interpreted as rift signatures.…”

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Complex Bedrock Fracture Patterns: A Multipronged Approach to Resolve Their Evolution in Space and Time

Scheiber

Viola

2018

Tectonics

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The complex fault and fracture patterns commonly observed in metamorphic terranes are the cumulative expression of repeated episodes of brittle deformation. The temporal sequence of deformation remains, however, often obscure due to the general lack of systematic overprinting relationships and absolute geochronological constraints. Here we present a multipronged approach combining remote sensing, field work, structural analysis, and paleostress inversion with mineralogical characterization and K‐Ar dating of brittle features to develop an evolutionary model for one such complex fracture pattern. We applied this methodological approach to pervasively fractured Early to Middle Ordovician intrusive rocks in the northern Bømlo islands, SW Norway. The local brittle structural record is interpreted as reflecting a sequence of six deformation stages, three ascribable to the Caledonian orogenic cycle and three to the rift evolution of the North Sea. The Caledonian structures are assigned to (1) Late Ordovician NNW‐SSE transpression, (2) Silurian ESE‐WNW compression, and (3) Devonian NW‐SE transtension. The rift‐related structures formed during (4) Permian to Middle Triassic ENE‐WSW extension (~ 290–245 Ma), (5) Late Triassic to Late Jurassic E‐W extension (~ 210–160 Ma), and (6) Early Cretaceous ESE‐WNW extension (~ 125 Ma). The reconstructed gradual rotation of the extensional stress field during the Mesozoic might reflect the continuous northward migration of the rift activity from the North Sea toward the mid‐Norwegian margin. Our multipronged approach may be applied to the unraveling of complex and commonly long brittle histories stored in exhumed metamorphic terranes elsewhere.

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Early post-rift confined turbidite systems in a supra-detachment basin: Implications for the early to middle Miocene basin evolution and hydrocarbon exploration of the Pannonian Basin

Nyíri¹,

Tőkés

Zadravecz³

et al. 2021

Global and Planetary Change

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Evolution and strike variability of early post-rift deep-marine depositional systems: Lower to Mid-Cretaceous, North Viking Graben, Norwegian North Sea

Cited by 8 publications

References 41 publications

Anatomy And Sequence Architecture of the Early Post-Rift In the Neuquen Basin (Argentina): A Response To Physiography and Relative Sea-Level Changes

Anatomy And Sequence Architecture of the Early Post-Rift In the Neuquen Basin (Argentina): A Response To Physiography and Relative Sea-Level Changes

Complex Bedrock Fracture Patterns: A Multipronged Approach to Resolve Their Evolution in Space and Time

Early post-rift confined turbidite systems in a supra-detachment basin: Implications for the early to middle Miocene basin evolution and hydrocarbon exploration of the Pannonian Basin

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