Riftogenesis in the Arctic: Processes, Evolution Trend, and Hydrocarbon Generation

• Published in: Lithology and Mineral Resources Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 95 - 120
• Main Authors: Chamov, N. P., Sokolov, S. Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.04.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arctic zone; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth rotation; Earth Sciences; Equator; Evolution; Fault lines; Faults; Gas hydrates; Gases; Hydrates; Hydrocarbons; Ice environments; Lithosphere; Mineral Resources; Mineralogy; North Pole; Outflow; Permafrost; Rift zones; Rifting; Sedimentology; Serpentinization; Upper mantle; Arctic region; degassing; rifting; Arctic; hydrocarbons; igneous province

The article examines the regional patterns of rifting in the Arctic and assesses the impact of large (supra-regional) rift systems on the geological evolution of the region. Against the background of the description of main Arctic structures, the Atlantic–Arctic rift system (AARS) is described as a...