TERTIARY BRITTLE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE FAEROE ISLANDS, NORTH-ATLANTIC - THE FAEROE COMPRESSIVE EVENT

Authors
GEOFFROY L ANGELIER J BERGERAT F
Citation
L. Geoffroy et al., TERTIARY BRITTLE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE FAEROE ISLANDS, NORTH-ATLANTIC - THE FAEROE COMPRESSIVE EVENT, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie 2, Mecanique, physique, chimie, sciences de l'univers, sciences de la terre, 316(7), 1993, pp. 975-982
Citations number
18
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie 2, Mecanique, physique, chimie, sciences de l'univers, sciences de la terre → ACNP
ISSN journal
07644450
Volume
316
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
975 - 982
Database
ISI
SICI code
0764-4450(1993)316:7<975:TBTEOT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A Tertiary N 060 pure compressive tectonic event occurred in the Faero e Islands, close to the eastern margin of the North-Atlantic ocean, du ring late Paleocene or early Eocene. This event, mainly characterized by numerous neoformed N 140-N 150 minor reverse faults, is probably co ntemporaneous with the emplacement of dolerite sills. This paper focus es on the geodynamic implications of this compressive event in a geolo gical setting where dominating extension was expected.