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Lower Cretaceous turbidites of the Moray Firth: sequence stratigraphical framework and reservoir distribution

¹ Nederlandse Ardolie Maatschappij B.V., Schepersmaat 2, Postbox 28000, 9400 HH Assen, Netherlands

Lower Cretaceous depositional systems of the Moray Firth are influenced by eustatic sea-level oscillations which have been dramatically overprinted by two major phases of pulsed tectonism, the Late Cimmerian and Austrian. The biostratigraphical resolution obtained has allowed the timing and differentiation of distinct tectonic/sequence boundaries, some of which are utilized as important seismo-stratigraphic markers. The construction of detailed facies maps for individual sequences has, in parallel, allowed an insight into the tectonic history of the main source areas during the Early Cretaceous.

KEYWORDS: Cretaceous, event stratigraphy, Moray Firth, source area, turbidite

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