Quantifying the late-to post-Variscan pervasive heat flow, central Netherlands, Southern Permian Basin

The Southern Permian Basin is marked by significant Latest Carboniferous-Early Permian magmatism attributed to mantle plume emplacement. This intense magmatic activity is commonly assumed to have impacted the heat flow in this area. In the central Netherlands a large number of wells show evidence of magmatic activity dated as Permo-Carboniferous. In addition, high maturity values have been measured for the Carboniferous and below. Theoretical models for tectonic heat flow and maturity evolution presented in this paper show that mantle upwelling, underplating, and intrusions have a significant... Mehr ...