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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1931-2020
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Research article
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28 Oct 2020
Research article |
| 28 Oct 2020
| 28 Oct 2020
Near-surface Palaeocene fluid flow, mineralisation and faulting at Flamborough Head, UK: new field observations and U–Pb calcite dating constraints
Geochronology and Tracers Facility, British Geological Survey,
Environmental Science Centre, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, UK
Jack K. Lee
Geochronology and Tracers Facility, British Geological Survey,
Environmental Science Centre, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, UK
Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Science Labs, Durham,
UK
Robert E. Holdsworth
Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Science Labs, Durham,
UK
Christopher Jeans
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Place,
Cambridge, UK
Andrew R. Farrant
British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Nottingham,
UK
Richard Haslam
British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Nottingham,
UK
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- Insights into the growth morphology of calcite cement J. Dickson
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- Syn-Tectonic Dolomite U-Pb Geochronology Constraining Intracontinental Deformation: A Case Study from the Gelouang Gold Deposit in the Qinling Orogen, China Y. Gao et al.
- Timing of inversion of the Weald–Boulonnais basin inferred from calcite U–Pb geochronology of brittle structures along the Opal Coast, northern France T. Blaise et al.
- No more blind dates with calcite: Fluid-flow vs. fault-slip along the Očkov thrust, Prague Basin N. Roberts et al.
- Deformation of the European Plate (58-0 Ma): Evidence from Calcite Twinning Strains J. Craddock et al.
- From a new fault-related calcite geochronological perspective to reviewing the episodic brittle deformation of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau P. Yang et al.
- Cenozoic faulting leading to petroleum escape in SW Ordos Basin, China: Evidence from fault-related calcite in situ U-Pb dating, rare earth elements and fluid inclusions P. Yang et al.
- Fluid inclusions and U-Pb dating of calcite reveal tectonic controls on differential fluid flow and alteration in fault zones H. Ping et al.
- Multi-proxy reconstruction of the burial history and porosity evolution of the TOCA carbonate formation in the Lower Congo basin (South West Africa) B. Bah et al.
- THE UPPER PERMIAN ZECHSTEIN SUPERGROUP OF NE ENGLAND AND THE ADJACENT SOUTHERN NORTH SEA: A REVIEW OF ITS ROLE IN THE UK'S ENERGY TRANSITION L. Fyfe & J. Underhill
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Short summary
We characterise a well-known fractured and faulted exposure of Cretaceous chalk in NE England, combining field observations with novel U–Pb calcite dating. We show that the faulting and associated fluid flow occurred during the interval of ca. 64–56 Ma, predating earlier estimates of Alpine-related tectonic inversion. We demonstrate that the main extensional fault zone acted as a conduit linking voluminous fluid flow and linking deeper sedimentary layers with the shallow subsurface.
We characterise a well-known fractured and faulted exposure of Cretaceous chalk in NE England,...
