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Geodynamikk og Bassengstudier

SYN-RIFT CATCHMENT-DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM RELATIONSHIPS ON THE FRØYA HIGH

Masterstudent: Sander Hofker Berg

Sander Hofker Berg
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Sander Hofker Berg

Hovedinnhold

SEMESTER START

Autumn 2016

SEMESTER STOP

Spring 2018

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Sedimentary systems on exposed basement highs bordering an active rift basin are rarely preserved in the geological record. This project presents a case study of a proximal syn-rift sedimentary system that was preserved due to early transgression of a footwall high. The distribution and geometry of the syn-rift depositional system is investigated within a source to sink and normal fault array evolution context using well calibrated 3D seismic reflection data.

In general, this study contributes to the understanding of footwall-sourced sedimentary systems that develop on rift-related dip slopes during marine transgression.

 

MAIN SUPERVISOR

 Gijs Allard Henstra