[HTML][HTML] The Derim Derim Dolerite, greater McArthur Basin, Australia: Using subsurface data to characterise a mesoproterozoic magma plumbing system

AS Hall, S Holford, N Schofield, M Bunch… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2024 - Elsevier
The application of high-resolution seismic reflection data has spurred major advances in
knowledge of the emplacement of sub-volcanic mafic magma plumbing systems in …

[HTML][HTML] The building blocks of igneous sheet intrusions: Insights from 3-D seismic reflection data

J Köpping, C Magee, AR Cruden… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The propagating margins of igneous sills (and other sheet intrusions) may divide into
laterally and/or vertically separated sections, which later inflate and coalesce. These …

Post-rift magmatism and hydrothermal activity in the central offshore Otway Basin and implications for igneous plumbing systems

Y Niyazi, M Warne, D Ierodiaconou - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Spatially and volumetrically extensive igneous rocks are exposed onshore in southeastern
Australia and provide important information about the Cenozoic evolution of the region …

3D seismic reflection constraints on the emplacement of mafic laccoliths and their role in shallow crustal magma transport: a case study from the Ceduna Sub-basin …

P Reynolds, S Holford, N Schofield, A Ross - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Magma plumbing systems transport and store magma in the subsurface, as well as playing
an important role in feeding eruptions and inducing overburden deformation. Whilst the …

Analysis of deformation bands associated with the Trachyte Mesa intrusion, Henry Mountains, Utah: implications for reservoir connectivity and fluid flow around sill …

PIR Wilson, RW Wilson, DJ Sanderson… - Solid Earth …, 2020 - se.copernicus.org
Shallow-level igneous intrusions are a common feature of many sedimentary basins, and
there is increased recognition of the syn-emplacement deformation structures in the host …

Emplacement of the Little Minch Sill Complex, Sea of Hebrides Basin, NW Scotland

LJC Fyfe, N Schofield, SP Holford… - Journal of the …, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
The Little Minch Sill Complex consists of a series of stacked, multi-leaved Paleocene
dolerite sills, which have primarily intruded into Mesozoic sedimentary rocks and Paleocene …

Seismic wave propagation around subsurface igneous sill complexes

OG Sanford, N Schofield, RW Hobbs… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
Imaging both within and beneath subsurface igneous sill complexes is a seismic exploration
challenge. A significant aspect of this challenge is due to a lack of understanding of the …

Fault inversion contributes to ground deformation above inflating igneous sills

J Norcliffe, C Magee, C Jackson, J Kopping, B Lathrop - Volcanica, 2021 - jvolcanica.org
Magma emplacement is commonly accommodated by uplift of the overburden and free
surface. By assuming this deformation is purely elastic, we can invert the shape and …

Uncertainties in ray-tracing tomography models used for sub-basalt seismic imaging

OG Sanford, RW Hobbs, RJ Brown… - Pure and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
Sequences of buried basalt lavas found along continental margins may be associated with
hydrocarbon deposits. However, they have heterogeneous velocity and density structures …

Seismic, petrophysical and petrological constraints on the alteration of igneous rocks in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: implications for petroleum …

MS Curtis, SP Holford, MA Bunch… - The APPEA …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
The Northern Carnarvon Basin (NCB) hosts an extensive record of Jurassic–Cretaceous rift-
related igneous activity, manifested by a> 45 000 km2 intrusive complex and series of …