New nannofossil dating of the initial Early Paleocene volcanism in Nuussuaq, central West Greenland

Emma Sheldon

New nannofossil dating of the initial Early Paleocene volcanism in Nuussuaq, central West Greenland

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Mudstones from the Nuussuaq Basin, onshore West Greenland (figs. 1, 2) yield calcareous nannofossils. The dating of these mudstones using nannofossils and dinoflagellate cysts has enabled a detailed Lower Paleocene biostratigraphic zonation to be established. Samples from four onshore wells and three outcrop sections yield low abundance and low diversity assemblages and date the youngest mudstones as Late Danian, upper nannofossil zones NP4 -?lower NP5 (MARTINI 1971), correlating with NNTp5B (VAROL 1998). The nannofossil data and complimentary palynological dating not only allow a relatively accurate dating of the sediments deposited in the Early Paleocene, but along with published ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar and magnetostratigraphic data provide more rigorous constraints on the timing of the initiation of volcanism onshore West Greenland and the North Atlantic Igneous province.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 8th International Nannoplankton Association Conference, Bremen, Sept. 11-15, 2000
Editors	Gerard Versteegh, Helmut Willems
Publisher	Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Pages	37-45
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783510613618, 3510613619
Publication status	Published - 29 Dec 2003
Event	8th International Nannoplankton Association Conference - Bremen, Germany Duration: 11 Sept 2000 → 15 Sept 2000 Conference number: 8

Publication series

Series	Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg
Volume	244
ISSN	0341-4116

Conference

Conference	8th International Nannoplankton Association Conference
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Bremen
Period	11/09/00 → 15/09/00

Keywords

Biostratigraphy
Calcareous nannofossils
Dinoflagellate cyst
Paleocene
West Greenland

Programme Area

Programme Area 3: Energy Resources

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Sheldon, E 2003, New nannofossil dating of the initial Early Paleocene volcanism in Nuussuaq, central West Greenland. in G Versteegh & H Willems (eds), Proceedings of the 8th International Nannoplankton Association Conference, Bremen, Sept. 11-15, 2000. Senckenberg Nature Research Society, Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, vol. 244, pp. 37-45, 8th International Nannoplankton Association Conference, Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 11/09/00.

New nannofossil dating of the initial Early Paleocene volcanism in Nuussuaq, central West Greenland. / Sheldon, Emma.
Proceedings of the 8th International Nannoplankton Association Conference, Bremen, Sept. 11-15, 2000. ed. / Gerard Versteegh; Helmut Willems. Senckenberg Nature Research Society, 2003. p. 37-45 (Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Vol. 244).

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New nannofossil dating of the initial Early Paleocene volcanism in Nuussuaq, central West Greenland

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