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Impact of Timanian thrust systems on the late Neoproterozoic–Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Barents Sea and Svalbard
Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1028 Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway
Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in
Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration (ARCEx), UiT The
Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate, UiT
The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Craig Magee
School of Earth Science and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds,
LS2 9JT, UK
Ingrid M. Anell
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047 Blindern,
0316 Oslo, Norway
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Short summary
The present study shows evidence of fault systems (large cracks in the Earth's crust) hundreds to thousands of kilometers long and several kilometers thick extending from northwestern Russia to the northern Norwegian Barents Sea and the Svalbard Archipelago using seismic, magnetic, and gravimetric data. The study suggests that the crust in Svalbard and the Barents Sea was already attached to Norway and Russia at ca. 650–550 Ma, thus challenging existing models.
The present study shows evidence of fault systems (large cracks in the Earth's crust) hundreds...
