Subsidiary material in support of thesis/candidate, references to research journal papers: 1. Hansen, J. and Jerram, D. A. and McCaffrey, K. and Passey, S. R. (2009) 'The onset of the North Atlantic Igneous Province in a rifting perspective.', Geological magazine., 146 (3). pp. 309-325. The full text available at http://dro.dur.ac.uk/6906/ 2. Hansen, J. and Jerram, D.A. and McCaffrey, K. and Passey, S. (2011) 'Early Cenozoic saucer-shaped sills of the Faroe Islands : an example of intrusive styles in basaltic lava piles.', Journal of the Geological Society., 168 (1). pp. 159-178. Information about full text availability at http://dro.dur.ac.uk/9675/