Paleogeography of the Norwegian-Greenland and Northwestern European Sea Basins in the Paleogene

Published and original data on the lithology and fauna (mainly foraminifers) of the Paleogene Norwegian-Greenland and Northwestern European Sea Basins are generalized in this article. Their paleogeographic evolution and the character of development of connections with the North Atlantic, Mesotetis,...

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Published inOceanology (Washington. 1965) Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 226 - 239
Main Authors Kharin, G. S., Lukashina, N. P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.04.2010
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biogeography
Climatic conditions
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Foraminifera
Geology
Humid climates
Lithology
Marine
Marine biology
Marine Geology
Oceanography
Paleobiology
Paleogene
Plate tectonics
Residual soils
Sedimentary basins
Volcanoes
Norway
Greenland
AN, North Atlantic
PN, Arctic Ocean
ANE, Atlantic, Iceland
Paleogene
Eocene
Oligocene
Paleocene
Phosphorite
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Summary:Published and original data on the lithology and fauna (mainly foraminifers) of the Paleogene Norwegian-Greenland and Northwestern European Sea Basins are generalized in this article. Their paleogeographic evolution and the character of development of connections with the North Atlantic, Mesotetis, and the Arctic Ocean are established from the moment of generation to their disappearance. It is shown that the paleogeographic conditions of the studied sedimentation basins depend to a great extent on the tectonic movements of lithospheric plates. Iceland Plume volcanism exerted a considerable influence on the paleoenvironment and sedimentogenesis. The paleotectonic and climatic conditions of sedimentation are reconstructed. The occurrence of bauxite-bearing continental residual soil and other data point to a tropical, humid climate in the Early Paleogene, which changed into a moderate humid climate by the end of the Late Paleogene. Terrigenous sediments, including oil-and-gas bearing ones, were formed in the sea basins; they contain products of eroded residual soil, placers of accessory minerals, pyroclastics of volcanoes of the Iceland Plume, and zeolite-bearing, amber-bearing, phosphorite-bearing, and glauconitic horizons that have practical interest.
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ISSN:0001-4370
1531-8508
DOI:10.1134/S0001437010020086