Palaeogene and Neogene Events: the North Atlantic Plume and Alpine Pulses

Gale, Andy; Anderton, R.; Strachan, Rob

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“…1). Transgressions from the Atlantic periodically deposited coastal shelly sands or crags on the Armorican Massif whilst, at the same time, northward propagation of the Neogene compressive deformation caused repeated uplift and emergence of the Armorican block (Anderton, 2000;Ziegler, 1990). Conversely, Neogene and Pleistocene deposits in eastern Normandy (Roumois and Pays de Caux) are less well preserved on the chalky plateaux, consisting mainly of non fossiliferous fluviatile quartz sands (Sables de Loze `re normands Fm.)…”

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The Neogene and Lower Pleistocene crags of Upper Normandy: Biostratigraphic revision and paleogeographic implications

Dugué¹,

Bourdillon²,

Quesnel³

et al. 2012

Comptes Rendus. Géoscience

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The biostratigraphic revision of the benthic foraminifera present in the coastal Cenozoic quartzose and shelly sands (crags) at Fe ´camp and Valmont (Seine-Maritime) reveals Early Pliocene (Fe ´camp) and Early Pleistocene (Valmont) ages. The Tortonian-Messinian thanatocoenosis contained in the Fe ´camp Crag shows the presence of a former bryozoanrich platform on the floor of the Channel that was reworked during the Lower Pliocene transgression. Tortonian-Messinian and Lower Pliocene deposits have been found in Belgium, England, Brittany, and at Fe ´camp, but are absent in Cotentin (North-West Normandy), which was uplifted at this period. The Lower Pleistocene tidal sands and crags described in Cotentin, Upper Normandy and the southern North Sea Basin indicate a marine passage between the Channel and the North Sea.

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The Neogene and Lower Pleistocene crags of Upper Normandy: Biostratigraphic revision and paleogeographic implications

Dugué¹,

Bourdillon²,

Quesnel³

et al. 2012

Comptes Rendus. Géoscience

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Review of Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group reservoirs of Ireland and Great Britain and their future role in geoenergy applications

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Moscardini

et al. 2024

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As the world progressively shifts to a low/neutral carbon economy over the course of the 21 st Century, geoscience will continue to play a vital role in the energy sector and beyond. Static and dynamic characterisation of the subsurface, a key component of the petroleum industry for decades, will be required to evaluate and unlock a variety of different initiatives including carbon, capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen (or any other gas) storage, thermal energy storage and geothermal energy development. Onshore and offshore Ireland and Great Britain, Lower Triassic sandstones are likely to represent one of the primary geological targets for future geoenergy applications. This paper provides a review of the Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group depositional system across the British and Irish region of NW Europe including its overall stratigraphic context, paleogeography, sediment provenance and transport directions, and present-day distribution. In addition to geological outcrop data, there is a wealth of subsurface data available from historical petroleum wells. Looking forward, one important focus of geoscience research will be to extrapolate away from these well-defined control points to predict sandstone facies distribution, diagenetic history and hence overall reservoir quality in new undrilled areas that will be of interest to the geothermal, CCS and gas storage sectors.

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Palaeogene and Neogene Events: the North Atlantic Plume and Alpine Pulses

Cited by 2 publications

References 11 publications

The Neogene and Lower Pleistocene crags of Upper Normandy: Biostratigraphic revision and paleogeographic implications

The Neogene and Lower Pleistocene crags of Upper Normandy: Biostratigraphic revision and paleogeographic implications

Review of Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group reservoirs of Ireland and Great Britain and their future role in geoenergy applications

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