Palaeomagnetism of Eocene Talerua Member lavas on Hareøen, West Greenland

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

Einasto, R.¹  Saadre, T.¹  Nõlvak, J.¹  Stouge, S. 2004–10–20:¹ 

[1] Ordovician stratigraphy of the Kovel-1 well (Volkhov–Haljala) in the Volynia region, northwestern Ukraine. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark Vol. 51, pp. 47–69. © 2004 by Geological Society of Denmark. ISSN 0011–6297.

关键词: Ordovician;    Kovel-1 core;    Ukraine;    sedimentology;    facies analysis;    biostratigraphy;    cyclostratigraphy and sea-level curve.;   

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Dansk Geologisk Forening

【 摘 要 】

The results of a palaeomagnetic sampling carried out along two vertical profiles (altogether 19 lavaflows, 126 samples) covering the entire stratigraphy of the Talerua Member lavas (~39 Myr old) that outcrop on the island Hareøen are presented and represent some of the youngest volcanism in the West Greenland flood volcanic province. Rock magnetic experiments and microprobe analysis demonstrate that the dominant magnetic mineral in all studied lavas is titanomagnetite that has experienced variable amounts of high temperature deuteric oxidation as well as low temperature hydro-thermal oxidation. Based on detailed demagnetization experiments, well-defined palaeomagnetic site-mean directions were isolated from all 19 lavas. The composite profile contains two magnetic polarity zones suggesting a maximum duration of Talerua Member volcanism of ~1.4 Ma. After grouping flows having the same remanent magnetic field direction, 13 individual readings of the palaeomagnetic fields were obtained. The palaeomagnetic pole with coordinates 76.3°N, 201.5°E (A95=7.4°, K=32.7, N=13) is in good accordance with palaeomagnetic poles from other continents rotated back to Greenland using plate kinematic rotation poles.

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