Kinematic evolution of the southern North Atlantic: Implications for the formation of hyperextended rift systems

M Nirrengarten, G Manatschal, J Tugend, N Kusznir… - …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
We focus on the southern North Atlantic rifted margins to investigate the partitioning and
propagation of deformation in hyperextended rift systems using plate kinematic modeling …

Nature and origin of the J‐magnetic anomaly offshore Iberia–Newfoundland: implications for plate reconstructions

M Nirrengarten, G Manatschal, J Tugend… - Terra …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The nature and origin of the J‐magnetic anomaly along the Iberia–Newfoundland margins
are controversial and its validity for plate kinematic reconstructions questioned. At present, it …

Deformable plate tectonic models of the southern North Atlantic

AL Peace, JK Welford, PJ Ball, M Nirrengarten - Journal of Geodynamics, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Significant, poly-phase deformation occurred prior to, simultaneous with, and after the
opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. Understanding this deformation history is essential for …

In situ carbon storage potential in a buried volcano

R Pereira, D Gamboa - Geology, 2023‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In situ mineral carbonation in porous and permeable mafic and ultramafic volcanic rocks is
proposed to be a promising process that can contribute toward safe and permanent CO2 …

Seismically imaged crustal breakup in the Southwest Taiwan Basin of the northeastern South China Sea margin

C Chen, P Yan, J Yu, G Zhong - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Southern Depression of the Southwest Taiwan Basin is an ENE‐trending wide
rift in the northeastern South China Sea margin. Though known as highly thinned, the …

Determining continuous basins across conjugate margins: The East Orphan, Porcupine, and Galicia Interior basins of the southern North Atlantic Ocean

L Sandoval, JK Welford, H MacMahon… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The East Orphan, Porcupine, and Galicia Interior basins are several of the most
promising basins for hydrocarbon exploration along the rifted continental margins of the …

Tithonian mafic intrusions in north-central Newfoundland: link to Atlantic rifting?

AL Peace, HAI Sandeman, JK Welford… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
The small volume, Mesozoic alkali gabbro intrusions of the Budgell Harbour and Dildo Pond
stocks and associated alkaline lamprophyre dykes in Notre Dame Bay in Newfoundland are …

Crustal strain-dependent serpentinisation in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland

M Prada, L Watremez, C Chen, BM O'Reilly… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Mantle hydration (serpentinisation) at magma-poor rifted margins is thought to play a key
role in controlling the kinematics of low-angle faults and thus, hyperextension and crustal …

New insights into the unexploited reservoir potential of the Mid North Sea High (UKCS quadrants 35–38 and 41–43): a newly described intra-Zechstein sulphate …

S Patruno, W Reid, CAL Jackson, C Davies - 2018‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Mid North Sea High (MNSH) is located on the UKCS in quadrants 35–38 and
41–43. It is a large structural high that is flanked by the mature hydrocarbon provinces of the …

Deep structure of the Porcupine Basin from wide-angle seismic data

L Watremez, M Prada, T Minshull, B O'Reilly, C Chen… - 2018‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Porcupine Basin, part of the frontier petroleum exploration province west of
Ireland, has an extended history that commenced prior to the opening of the North Atlantic …