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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN 13 · 2007
Review of Survey activities 2006
Edited by
Martin Sønderholm and A.K. Higgins
Martin Sønderholm and A.K. Higgins
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND
DANISH MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
DANISH MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 13
Keywords
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, survey organisations, current research, Denmark, Greenland.
Cover photographs from left to right
1. Study of potentially gold-bearing Archaean supracrustal rocks south-west of the Isua supracrustal belt, southern West Greenland.
Photo: Adam A. Garde.
2. Detailed surveying of the coastal zone is an important task during construction of e.g. harbours, bridges and man-made beach
resorts. Photo: Merete Binderup.
3. Drilling of the ENRECA-2 well on the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc. The well encountered a 500 m thick Lower Cretaceous flu-
vial sandstone unit that is widely distributed in the area including onshore Cambodia. The formation constitutes a potential reser -
voir for hydrocarbon and freshwater in the area. Photo: Lars Henrik Nielsen.
4. Mapping of hydraulic fractures induced for enhanced treatment of contaminated soil at the Kluzcewo Airport in Poland. The acti-
vities were carried out in connection with the FP6 project STRESOIL sponsored by the EU. Photo: Tomasz Kasela.
Frontispiece: facing page
Study of oil seeps in basalts on the south-western shores of Nuussuaq, West Greenland during an excursion in 2004. Petroleum explo-
ration offshore West Greenland is now going into a new phase after the licensing rounds in 2006 and 2007 where seven new licences
were awarded. Photo: Martin Sønderholm.
Chief editor of this series:
Adam A. Garde
Editorial board of this series:
John A. Korstgård, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Aarhus; Minik Rosing, Geological
Museum, University of Copenhagen; Finn Surlyk, Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen
Scientific editors:
Martin Sønderholm and A.K. Higgins
Editorial secretaries:
Jane Holst and Esben W. Glendal
Referees:
(numbers refer tOFirst page of reviewed article): Anonymous (29), Morten Bjerager (9), Lars Nielsen (17), Jens Konnerup-
Madsen (37, 41), Kristine Thrane (45, 49, 53), Michael Schultz Rasmussen (61), Peter Engesgaard (65), Department of Geography and
Geology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Asger K. Pedersen (37, 41, 49, 53), Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen,
Denmark. Karen Luise Knudsen (21), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark. Claus Heinberg (21), Roskilde
University, Denmark. Henrik Tirsgaard (9), Poul Henrik Larsen (73), Steve Dorobek (73), Maersk Oil and Gas, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Niels L. Westphal (13), Michael Larsen (17), Gregers Dam (25, 29, 33), DONG Energy, Hørsholm, Denmark. Graham Pearson (45),
Durham University, UK. Jens Havskov (57), University of Bergen, Norway.
Illustrations:
Stefan Sølberg with contributions from Jette Halskov and Christian Rasmussen
Lay-out and graphic production:
Annabeth Andersen
Printers:
Schultz Grafisk, Albertslund, Denmark
Manuscripts submitted:
219 February 2007
Final versions approved:
14 August 2007
Printed:
12 October 2007
ISSN 1603-9769 (Review of Survey activities)
ISSN 1604-8156 (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin)
ISBN 978-87-7871-202-8
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K. Sørensen
9.
Chalk depth structure maps,
Central to Eastern North Sea,
Denmark
Central to Eastern North Sea,
Denmark
O.V. Vejbæk, T. Bidstrup, P. Britze,
M. Erlström, E.S. Rasmussen and U. Sivhed
M. Erlström, E.S. Rasmussen and U. Sivhed
13.
Are Carboniferous coals from
the Danish North Sea oil-prone?
H.I. Petersen and H.P. Nytoft
17.
Prediction of reservoir sand in Miocene
deltaic deposits in Denmark based on
high-resolution seismic data
high-resolution seismic data
E.S. Rasmussen, T. Vangkilde-Pedersen
and P. Scharling
and P. Scharling
21.
Environmental change in Danish marine
waters during the Roman Warm Period
inferred from mollusc data
inferred from mollusc data
P. Rasmussen, K.S. Petersen and D.B. Ryves
25.
Petroleum systems and structures offshore
central West Greenland: implications for
hydrocarbon prospectivity
hydrocarbon prospectivity
U. Gregersen, T. Bidstrup, J.A. Bojesen-Koefoed,
F.G. Christiansen, F. Dalhoff and M. Sønderholm
F.G. Christiansen, F. Dalhoff and M. Sønderholm
29.
Provenance of Cretaceous and Paleocene
sandstones in the West Greenland basins
based on detrital zircon dating
based on detrital zircon dating
A. Scherstén and M. Sønderholm
GEUS working areas 2006.
Orange areas are covered
in this volume.
Orange areas are covered
in this volume.
For further information on
other working areas please
refer to our website:
www.geus.dk/international
other working areas please
refer to our website:
www.geus.dk/international
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33.
A multi-disciplinary study of Phanerozoic
landscape development in West Greenland
J.M. Bonow, P. Japsen, P.F. Green, R.W. Wilson,
J.A. Chalmers, K.E.S. Klint, J.A.M. van Gool,
K. Lidmar-Bergström and A.K. Pedersen
J.A. Chalmers, K.E.S. Klint, J.A.M. van Gool,
K. Lidmar-Bergström and A.K. Pedersen
37.
Pre-metamorphic hydrothermal alteration
with gold in a mid-Archaean island arc,
Godthåbsfjord, West Greenland
Godthåbsfjord, West Greenland
A.A. Garde, H. Stendal and B.M. Stensgaard
41.
Gold-hosting supracrustal rocks on Storø,
southern West Greenland: lithologies and
geological environment
geological environment
C. Knudsen, J.A.M. van Gool, C. Østergaard,
J.A. Hollis, M. Rink-Jørgensen, M. Persson
and K. Szilas
J.A. Hollis, M. Rink-Jørgensen, M. Persson
and K. Szilas
45.
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history of kimberlite-hosted garnet
lherzolites from South-West Greenland
M.T. Hutchison, L.J. Nielsen and S. Bernstein
49.
Two tectonically significant enclaves in the
Nordre Strømfjord shear zone at Ataneq,
central West Greenland
central West Greenland
W.E. Glassley, J.A. Korstgård and K. Sørensen
53.
A well-preserved bimodal Archaean
volcanic succession in the Tasiusarsuaq
terrane, South-West Greenland
terrane, South-West Greenland
H. Stendal and A. Scherstén
57.
Seismic hazard assessment of Greenland
P. Voss, S.K. Poulsen, S.B. Simonsen
and S. Gregersen
and S. Gregersen
61.
Development of marine landscape maps
for the Baltic Sea and the Kattegat using
geophysical and hydrographical parameters
geophysical and hydrographical parameters
Z.K. Al-Hamdani, J. Reker, J.O. Leth,
A. Reijonen, A.T. Kotilainen and G.E. Dinesen
A. Reijonen, A.T. Kotilainen and G.E. Dinesen
65.
Shallow groundwater quality
in Latvia and Denmark
E. Gosk, I. Levins and L.F. Jørgensen
69.
Bayesian belief networks as a tool for
participatory integrated assessment
and adaptive groundwater management:
the Upper Guadiana Basin, Spain
and adaptive groundwater management:
the Upper Guadiana Basin, Spain
H.J. Henriksen, P. Rasmussen, J. Bromley,
A. de la Hera Portillo and M.R. Llamas
A. de la Hera Portillo and M.R. Llamas
73.
Cenozoic evolution of the Vietnamese
coastal margin
M.B.W. Fyhn, L.H. Nielsen and L.O. Boldreel
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The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)
has lived through a period of intense unrest during most of
2006. This was a consequence of the decision by the Danish
Government in 2005 to carry out a major reorganisation of
the Danish research world. The aim was to improve the qual-
ity and competitiveness of Danish universities and research
organisations (such as GEUS), by means of a fusion of uni-
versities and the merging of independent research institu-
tions with the universities. At the conclusion of this process
all but three of the major government research institutions
were merged with the universities in Århus and Copenhagen,
and the Technical University in Lyngby. For many reasons,
one being the special tasks that GEUS is responsible for in
Greenland, the Government decided that GEUS should con-
tinue as one of these three independent national research
institutions.
has lived through a period of intense unrest during most of
2006. This was a consequence of the decision by the Danish
Government in 2005 to carry out a major reorganisation of
the Danish research world. The aim was to improve the qual-
ity and competitiveness of Danish universities and research
organisations (such as GEUS), by means of a fusion of uni-
versities and the merging of independent research institu-
tions with the universities. At the conclusion of this process
all but three of the major government research institutions
were merged with the universities in Århus and Copenhagen,
and the Technical University in Lyngby. For many reasons,
one being the special tasks that GEUS is responsible for in
Greenland, the Government decided that GEUS should con-
tinue as one of these three independent national research
institutions.
This issue of Review of Survey activities (RoSa) is the
fourth published after it was decided to publish an annual
research overview illustrating the activities of GEUS in
Denmark, Greenland and other countries building on a long-
standing tradition of a Greenland review publication.
Although only approximately a third of our institution's
turnover is related to Greenland, no less than 34 papers out
of the 73 published in the four issues of RoSa (including this
one) relate to Greenland activities. Greenland thus continues
to be a potent measure of scientific productivity at GEUS,
and it is deeply satisfying to acknowledge the dedication to
the geology of Greenland as one of the major factors that
helped secure the independence of the Survey.
research overview illustrating the activities of GEUS in
Denmark, Greenland and other countries building on a long-
standing tradition of a Greenland review publication.
Although only approximately a third of our institution's
turnover is related to Greenland, no less than 34 papers out
of the 73 published in the four issues of RoSa (including this
one) relate to Greenland activities. Greenland thus continues
to be a potent measure of scientific productivity at GEUS,
and it is deeply satisfying to acknowledge the dedication to
the geology of Greenland as one of the major factors that
helped secure the independence of the Survey.
Although this issue of Review of Survey activities presents
17 papers providing a panorama of the current research car-
ried out at GEUS, it illustrates only a small part of the wide
range of projects undertaken in Denmark and Greenland and
other countries in 2006. A factual overview of the activities
of GEUS as a whole can be seen on the GEUS website.
ried out at GEUS, it illustrates only a small part of the wide
range of projects undertaken in Denmark and Greenland and
other countries in 2006. A factual overview of the activities
of GEUS as a whole can be seen on the GEUS website.
In the present volume, three papers deal with various
aspects of petroleum exploration in the Danish part of the
North Sea. One of these papers links exploration for deep
North Sea. One of these papers links exploration for deep
groundwater aquifers onshore Denmark with offshore petro-
leum exploration. Another paper from Denmark is devoted
to recent environmental changes during the Roman Warm
Period.
leum exploration. Another paper from Denmark is devoted
to recent environmental changes during the Roman Warm
Period.
In Greenland, exploration activities for both minerals and
petroleum have reached unprecedented highs during 2006.
This is reflected by the nine papers dealing with projects
related to Greenland. Three papers are concerned with petro-
leum geological matters; two of these are a result of seismic
and provenance studies carried out by GEUS for the
Government of Greenland in preparation for the Disko West
2006 Licensing Round. The third paper presents a combina-
tion of landscape and fission track analysis to elucidate the
Cenozoic uplift of the West Greenland margin. Five papers
are related to various aspects of mineral exploration,
focussing on gold (two papers), diamonds (one paper) and
general mapping of Proterozoic and Archaean primary geo-
logical environments with special emphasis on tectonic and
mineralising events (two papers). The last article on
Greenland deals with seismic hazard assessment, a discipline
carried out at GEUS since the incorporation of the seismo-
logical service for Denmark and Greenland in 2004.
This is reflected by the nine papers dealing with projects
related to Greenland. Three papers are concerned with petro-
leum geological matters; two of these are a result of seismic
and provenance studies carried out by GEUS for the
Government of Greenland in preparation for the Disko West
2006 Licensing Round. The third paper presents a combina-
tion of landscape and fission track analysis to elucidate the
Cenozoic uplift of the West Greenland margin. Five papers
are related to various aspects of mineral exploration,
focussing on gold (two papers), diamonds (one paper) and
general mapping of Proterozoic and Archaean primary geo-
logical environments with special emphasis on tectonic and
mineralising events (two papers). The last article on
Greenland deals with seismic hazard assessment, a discipline
carried out at GEUS since the incorporation of the seismo-
logical service for Denmark and Greenland in 2004.
GEUS is also involved in a wide range of activities outside
its core working areas in Denmark and Greenland that are
well illustrated by the four last papers in this review. Three
papers are related to national implementation of European
legislation, such as the Water Framework Directive. The first
paper documents a circum-Baltic project on the development
of marine landscape maps, and the twOFollowing papers deal
with various aspects of groundwater management. One of
these is related to the establishment of a groundwater moni-
toring programme in Latvia, while the other deals with stake-
holder participation in adaptive and integrated water
resource management in Spain. The last paper on the
Cenozoic evolution of the Vietnamese offshore region illus-
trates how the Survey's broad technical expertise has been put
to use in developing countries.
well illustrated by the four last papers in this review. Three
papers are related to national implementation of European
legislation, such as the Water Framework Directive. The first
paper documents a circum-Baltic project on the development
of marine landscape maps, and the twOFollowing papers deal
with various aspects of groundwater management. One of
these is related to the establishment of a groundwater moni-
toring programme in Latvia, while the other deals with stake-
holder participation in adaptive and integrated water
resource management in Spain. The last paper on the
Cenozoic evolution of the Vietnamese offshore region illus-
trates how the Survey's broad technical expertise has been put
to use in developing countries.
Review of Survey activities 2006
Kai Sørensen
Director
© GEUS, 2007.
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
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