Search Results - "McCaffrey, K. J. W."

Granite magma formation, transport and emplacement in the Earth's crust by McCaffrey, K. J. W, Petford, N, Vigneresse, J.-L, Cruden, A. R

“…The origin of granites was once a question solely for petrologists and geochemists. But in recent years a consensus has emerged that recognizes the essential…”
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Partitioned postseismic deformation associated with the 2009 Mw 6.3 L'Aquila earthquake surface rupture measured using a terrestrial laser scanner by Wilkinson, M., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Roberts, G., Cowie, P. A., Phillips, R. J., Michetti, Alessandro Maria, Vittori, E., Guerrieri, L., Blumetti, A. M., Bubeck, A., Yates, A., Sileo, G.

“…Using 3D terrestrial laser scan (TLS) technology, we have recorded postseismic deformation on and adjacent to the surface rupture formed during the 6th April…”
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The nature and age of basement host rocks and fissure fills in the Lancaster Field fractured reservoir, west of Shetland by Holdsworth, R. E, Trice, R, Hardman, K, McCaffrey, K. J. W, Morton, A, Frei, D, Dempsey, E, Bird, A, Rogers, S

“…Hosting up to 3.3 billion barrels of oil in place, the upfaulted Precambrian crystalline rocks of the Lancaster field, offshore west of Shetland, give key…”
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Mid-crustal reactivation processes linked to frictional melting and deep void development during seismogenic slip; examples from the Lewisian Complex, NW Scotland by Hardman, K, Holdsworth, R. E, Scott, L, Dempsey, E, McCaffrey, K. J. W

“…Exhumed examples of ancient fault voids formed during seismic slip at depths > 10 km are well preserved in the Assynt Terrane of the Lewisian Complex, NW…”
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Basement reservoir plumbing; fracture aperture, length and topology analysis of the Lewisian Complex, NW Scotland by McCaffrey, K. J. W, Holdsworth, R. E, Pless, J, Franklin, B. S. G, Hardman, K

“…Upfaulted ridges of Neoarchean crystalline basement rocks formed in the Faeroe-Shetland basin as a consequence of Mesozoic rift processes and are an active…”
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Probabilistic Determination of the Role of Faults and Intrusions in Helium‐Rich Gas Fields Formation by Halford, D. T., Karolytė, R., Andreason, M. W., Cathey, B., Cathey, M., Dellenbach, J. T., Cuzella, J. J., Sonnenberg, S. A., Cheng, A., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Gluyas, J. G., Ballentine, C. J.

“…Natural gas fields with economic helium (>0.3 He %) require the radioactive decay of crustal uranium (U) and thorium (Th) to generate He and…”
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Are granitic intrusions scale invariant? by McCaffrey, K. J. W, Petford, N

“…Published data for the length (L) and thickness (T) of 135 laccolith and 21 granite intrusions define power-law relationships of the form L = kTa typical of…”
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New structural and Re-Os geochronological evidence constraining the age of faulting and associated mineralization in the Devonian Orcadian Basin, Scotland by Dichiarante, A. M, Holdsworth, R. E, Dempsey, E. D, Selby, D, McCaffrey, K. J. W, Michie, U. McL, Morgan, G, Bonniface, J

“…The Devonian Orcadian Basin in northern Scotland belongs to a regionally linked system of post-Caledonian continental basins extending northwards to western…”
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Unlocking the spatial dimension; digital technologies and the future of geoscience fieldwork by McCaffrey, K. J. W, Jones, R. R, Holdsworth, R. E, Wilson, R. W, Clegg, P, Imber, J, Holliman, N, Trinks, I

“…The development of affordable digital technologies that allow the collection and analysis of georeferenced field data represents one of the most significant…”
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Segmentation of Rifts Through Structural Inheritance: Creation of the Davis Strait by Heron, P. J., Peace, A. L., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Welford, J. K., Wilson, R., Hunen, J., Pysklywec, R. N.

“…Mesozoic‐Cenozoic rifting between Greenland and North America created the Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay, while leaving preserved continental lithosphere in the…”
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Sensitivity of Santorini eruption model predictions to input conditions by Walker, R. J., Gill, S. P. A., Greenfield, C., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Stephens, T. L.

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The geology and evolution of fissure systems in fractured basement rocks, Calabria, southern Italy; implications for sub-unconformity reservoirs and aquifers by Hardman, K, Holdsworth, R. E, Palladino, G, Prosser, G, Killingback, Z, McCaffrey, K

“…Basement-hosted fissure fill networks in sub-unconformity settings are increasingly recognised globally and have the potential to act as important sub-surface…”
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The influence of lithology and pre-existing structures on reservoir-scale faulting patterns in transtensional rift zones by De Paola, N, Holdsworth, R. E, McCaffrey, K. J. W

“…In transtensional and transpressional deformation zones, bulk 3D strains are often kinematically partitioned into regions of wrench- and extension- or…”
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Determining Histories of Slip on Normal Faults With Bedrock Scarps Using Cosmogenic Nuclide Exposure Data by Goodall, H. J., Gregory, L. C., Wedmore, L. N. J., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Amey, R. M. J., Roberts, G. P., Shanks, R. P., Phillips, R. J., Hooper, A.

“…Cosmogenic exposure data can be used to calculate time‐varying fault slip rates on normal faults with exposed bedrock scarps. The method relies on assumptions…”
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Older than you think: using U–Pb calcite geochronology to better constrain basin-bounding fault reactivation, Inner Moray Firth Basin, western North Sea by Tamas, A., Holdsworth, R. E., Tamas, D. M., Dempsey, E. D., Hardman, K., Bird, A., Roberts, N. M. W., Lee, J., Underhill, J. R., McCarthy, D., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Selby, D.

“…Like many rift basins worldwide, the Inner Moray Firth Basin (IMFB) is bounded by major reactivated fault zones, including the Helmsdale Fault and the Great…”
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Older than you think; using U-Pb calcite geochronology to better constrain basin-bounding fault reactivation, Inner Moray Firth Basin, W North Sea by Tamas, A, Holdsworth, R. E, Tamas, D. M, Dempsey, E. D, Hardman, K, Bird, A, Roberts, N. M. V, Lee, J, Underhill, J. R, McCarthy, D, McCaffrey, K. J. W, Selby, D

“…Like many rift basins worldwide, the Inner Moray Firth Basin (IMFB) is bounded by major reactivated fault zones including the Helmsdale and Great Glen faults…”
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The strike-slip influenced stratigraphic and structural development of the Foula Sandstone Group, Shetland; implications for offshore Devonian basin development in the northern UKCS by Utley, T. A. G, Holdsworth, R. E, Blackbourn, G. A, Dempsey, E, Strachan, R. A, McCaffrey, K. J. W, Morton, A. C, Bird, A. F, Jones, R. R, Sassnowski, A, Walker, R. J

“…The island of Foula located 25 km SW of Shetland preserves a gently folded, 1.6 km thick sequence of Middle Devonian sandstones spectacularly exposed in…”
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Partitioned Off‐Fault Deformation in the 2016 Norcia Earthquake Captured by Differential Terrestrial Laser Scanning by Wedmore, L. N. J., Gregory, L. C., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Goodall, H., Walters, R. J.

“…Field measurements of coseismic fault slip often differ from surface slip models derived from satellite geodesy. Quantifying these differences is challenging…”
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New onshore insights into the role of structural inheritance during Mesozoic opening of the Inner Moray Firth Basin, Scotland by Tamas, A, Holdsworth, R. E, Underhill, J. R, Tamas, D. M, Dempsey, E. D, Hardman, K, Bird, A, McCarthy, D, McCaffrey, K. J. W, Selby, D

“…The Inner Moray Firth Basin (IMFB) forms the western arm of the North Sea trilete rift system that initiated mainly during the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous…”
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Strike-slip influenced stratigraphic and structural development of the Foula Sandstone Group, Shetland: implications for offshore Devonian basin development on the northern UK continental shelf by Utley, T. A. G., Holdsworth, R. E., Blackbourn, G. A., Dempsey, E., Strachan, R. A., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Morton, A. C., Bird, A. F., Jones, R. R., Saßnowski, A., Walker, R. J.

“…The island of Foula, located 25 km SW of Shetland, preserves a gently folded, 1.6 km thick sequence of Middle Devonian sandstones spectacularly exposed in…”
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