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As part of a revision of the existing Cretaceous and Tertiary lithostratigraphic nomenclature in the Norwegian North Sea, the Shetland Group has been subdivided into formal formations. A part of the data base for the subdivision is presented which illustrates the lithostratigraphic-chronostratigraphic relations, regional correlation along well log profiles and seismic profiles, and regional distribution and thickness variations of the different formations.
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Nybakken, S., Bäckstrøm, S.A. (1989). Shetland Group: stratigraphic subdivision and regional correlation in the Norwegian North Sea. In: Collinson, J.D. (eds) Correlation in Hydrocarbon Exploration. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1149-9_20
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