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Balder Formation

Balder Formation

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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]

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  1. [1]
    British Geological Survey. "Balder Formation". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units.
  2. [2]
    Morton A.C.; Knox R.W.O'B. "Geochemistry of late Palaeocene and early Eocene tephras from the North Sea Basin" (PDF). Journal of the Geological Society, London. 147 (3): 425–437. doi:10.1144/gsjgs.147.3.0425.
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