Balder Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Earliest Eocene ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Moray Group |
Underlies | Horda, Mousa or Tay Formation |
Overlies | Sele or Dornoch Formation, Montrose Group |
Thickness | 30–300 m (98–984 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone, tuff |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Region | Offshore; subsurface |
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Extent | Central and northern North Sea, Faroe-Shetland Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Balder, Norse deity |
The Balder Formation is a geological formation of lowermost Eocene in age, found in the Central and Northern North Sea and Faroe-Shetland Basin. [1] The formation is named after Balder, a god from Norse mythology. Layers of tuff are found, particularly at the base of the unit, deposited by airfall from volcanoes associated with the North Atlantic Igneous Province. [2]
Balder Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Earliest Eocene ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Moray Group |
Underlies | Horda, Mousa or Tay Formation |
Overlies | Sele or Dornoch Formation, Montrose Group |
Thickness | 30–300 m (98–984 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone, tuff |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Region | Offshore; subsurface |
Country | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Extent | Central and northern North Sea, Faroe-Shetland Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Balder, Norse deity |
The Balder Formation is a geological formation of lowermost Eocene in age, found in the Central and Northern North Sea and Faroe-Shetland Basin. [1] The formation is named after Balder, a god from Norse mythology. Layers of tuff are found, particularly at the base of the unit, deposited by airfall from volcanoes associated with the North Atlantic Igneous Province. [2]