Editing Barents Sea (section)

===Geology===
{{see also|White Sea Rift System}}
The Barents Sea was originally formed from two major continental collisions: the [[Caledonian orogeny]], in which the [[Baltica]] and [[Laurentia]] collided to form [[Laurasia]], and a subsequent collision between Laurasia and Western Siberia. Most of its geological history is dominated by [[extensional tectonics]], caused by the collapse of the Caledonian and Uralian orogenic belts and the break-up of [[Pangaea]].<ref name=Dore1995>{{Cite web| publisher= [[Arctic Institute of North America]] | url= http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic48-3-207.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029185917/http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic48-3-207.pdf |archive-date=2006-10-29 |url-status=live | title = Barents Sea Geology, Petroleum Resources and Commercial Potential | issue = 3 | volume = 48 | author = Doré, A.G. | date = Sep 1995}}</ref> These events created the major rift basins that dominate the Barents Shelf, along with various [[Platform (geology)|platforms]] and structural highs. The later geological history of the Barents Sea is dominated by Late Cenozoic [[Tectonic uplift|uplift]], particularly that caused by [[Quaternary glaciation]], which has resulted in erosion and deposition of significant sediment.<ref name=Dore1996>{{Cite journal | publisher= [[Global and Planetary Change]] | title = Impact of Glaciations on Basin Evolution: Data and Models from the Norwegian Margin and Adjacent Areas | issue = 1–4 | volume = 12 | author = Doré, A.G. | date = March 1996 }}</ref>