Continent-ocean transition at the western Barents Sea/Svalbard continental margin

Research Article| December 01, 1987 Continent-ocean transition at the western Barents Sea/Svalbard continental margin Olav Eldholm; Olav Eldholm 1Department of Geology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, 0316 Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jan Inge Faleide; Jan Inge Faleide 1Department of Geology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, 0316 Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Annik M. Myhre Annik M. Myhre 1Department of Geology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, 0316 Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Olav Eldholm 1Department of Geology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, 0316 Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway Jan Inge Faleide 1Department of Geology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, 0316 Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway Annik M. Myhre 1Department of Geology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, 0316 Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1987) 15 (12): 1118–1122. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1118:CTATWB>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Olav Eldholm, Jan Inge Faleide, Annik M. Myhre; Continent-ocean transition at the western Barents Sea/Svalbard continental margin. Geology 1987;; 15 (12): 1118–1122. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1118:CTATWB>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The change in crustal type at the western Barents Sea/Svalbard margin takes place over a narrow zone related to primary rift and shear structures reflecting the stepwise opening of the Greenland Sea. Regionally, the margin is composed of two large shear zones and a central rifted-margin segment. Local transtension and transpression at the plate boundary caused the early Cenozoic tectonism in Svalbard and the western Barents Sea, and might explain the prominent marginal gravity and velocity anomalies. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.