Great Valley forearc basin
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The Great Valley forearc basin is a large sedimentary basin in central California that formed between the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges as part of the ancient subduction-related tectonic margin of western North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Valley forearc basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
forearc basin
ⓘ
geologic province ⓘ sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Farallon Plate subduction ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
California Coast Ranges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | thick marine sedimentary sequence ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
forearc basin setting
ⓘ
marine ⓘ |
| developedBetween |
Franciscan subduction complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada magmatic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
groundwater basin
ⓘ
petroleum reservoir province ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | length of California’s Central Valley ⓘ |
| filledWith | Great Valley Group sediments ⓘ |
| formedAsPartOf | ancient subduction-related tectonic margin of western North America ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Cretaceous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Jurassic ⓘ Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnit | Great Valley Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | recording Mesozoic subduction history of western North America ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
central California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest-southeast trending ⓘ |
| overlies |
Coast Range ophiolite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franciscan Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleogeographicPosition | forearc region of western North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cordilleran forearc system
ⓘ
Great Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLithology |
marine clastic sediments
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| region | western North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sierra Nevada batholith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
petroleum geology
ⓘ
sedimentary geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Coast Ranges by major faults
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada by major faults ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent margin
ⓘ
subduction zone margin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.