Gunnedah Basin
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The Gunnedah Basin is a significant geological and coal-bearing sedimentary basin in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gunnedah Basin coal mines | 1 |
| Ombilin coal basin | 1 |
| Sydney–Gunnedah–Bowen Basin system | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-bearing basin
ⓘ
geological basin ⓘ sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| contains | coalfields of the Gunnedah region ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| economicImportance | coal mining ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Boggabri region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narrabri region NERFINISHED ⓘ Quirindi region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Permian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triassic ⓘ |
| hasExplorationActivity |
coal exploration
ⓘ
coal seam gas exploration ⓘ |
| hasHydrocarbonPotential | gas ⓘ |
| hasResource |
coal
ⓘ
coal seam gas ⓘ |
| isSubbasinOf | Bowen–Gunnedah–Sydney Basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal measures
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
north-eastern New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gunnedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Australia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gunnedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Lachlan Orogen basement ⓘ |
| partOf | Sydney–Gunnedah–Bowen Basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | north-western slopes of New South Wales ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit |
Black Jack Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maules Creek Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilliga Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Porcupine Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Watermark Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate back-arc basin ⓘ |
| underlies | Great Artesian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gunnedah Basin coal mines
this entity surface form:
Sydney–Gunnedah–Bowen Basin system
this entity surface form:
Ombilin coal basin