Influence of mineralogy on polygonal fault formation in the North Viking Graben
Hovedinnhold
Project description
Polygonal faults are present at several stratigraphic levels in the Northern North Sea. Their formation mechanism is generally believed to be shrinkage due to chemical compaction. As a results of this formation mechanism, polygonal faults are confined to specific strata and do not have a preferred orientation. To date, no detailed investigation of the relationship between the shapes and occurrences of polygonal faults and the host rock mineralogy appears to have been documented.
This MSc thesis will address analyses of the mineralogy of polygonally faulted rocks and the relationships between fault characteristics and mineralogy. The resulting observations will be used to refine the existing models for polygonal fault formation.
Proposed course plan during the master's degree (60 ECTS):
GEOV251 Videregående strukturgeologi (10)
GEOV272 Seismisk tolking (10)
GEOV274 Reservoargeofysikk (10)
GEOV352 Petroleumsgeologiske feltmetoder (5)
GEOV302 Dataanalyse i geovitenskap (10)
GEOV360 Sedimentologi og faciesanalyse (5)
GEOV364 Videregående bassenganalyse (5)
Spesialpensum i polygonalforkastninger (5)
Prerequisites
BSc in geology
External data
Seismic data from CGG
Field- lab- and analysis
XRD analyses of mudstones
