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Author(s) -
Poul Schiøler,
Jan Andsbjerg,
Ole R. Clausen,
Gregers Dam,
Karen Dybkjær,
Lars Hamberg,
Claus HeilmannClausen,
Erik P. Johannessen,
L. E. Kristensen,
Iain Prince,
Jan Audun Rasmussen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
geological survey of denmark and greenland bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1904-4666
pISSN - 1604-8156
DOI - 10.34194/geusb.v12.4932
Subject(s) - geology , lithology , siliciclastic , paleontology , biostratigraphy , group (periodic table) , detritus , danish , neogene , structural basin , geochemistry , sedimentary depositional environment , linguistics , chemistry , philosophy , organic chemistry
As a result of a lithological, sedimentological and biostratigraphic study of well sections from the Danish sector of the North Sea, including some recently drilled exploration wells on the Ringkøbing–Fyn High, the lithostratigraphic framework for the siliciclastic Palaeogene to Lower Neogene sediments of the Danish sector of the North Sea is revised. The sediment package from the top of the Chalk Group to the base of the Nordland Group is subdivided into seven formations containing eleven new members. The existing Våle, Lista, Sele, Fur, Balder, Horda and Lark Formations of previously published lithostratigraphic schemes are adequate for a subdivision of the Danish sector at formation level. Bor is a new sandstone member of the Våle Formation. The Lista Formation is subdivided into three new mudstone members: Vile, Ve and Bue, and three new sandstone members: Tyr, Idun and Rind. Kolga is a new sandstone member of the Sele Formation. Hefring is a new sandstone member of the Horda Formation. Freja and Dufa are two new sandstone members of the Lark Formation. Danish reference sections are established for the formations, and the descriptions of their lithology, biostratigraphy, age and palaeoenvironmental setting are updated.