Espanola Basin
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The Española Basin is a major sedimentary and structural basin in northern New Mexico that forms part of the Rio Grande Rift and hosts significant groundwater and geologic resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Espanola Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ structural basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Jemez Mountains
ⓘ
Pajarito Plateau ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ Tusas Mountains ⓘ |
| contains |
Cenozoic sedimentary deposits
ⓘ
Santa Fe Formation ⓘ Santa Fe Group ⓘ alluvial deposits ⓘ fault-bounded subbasins ⓘ geologic resources ⓘ groundwater resources ⓘ volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | Rio Grande ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Rio Grande ⓘ |
| formedBy | crustal extension ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Neogene ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | continental rift ⓘ |
| hasClimateContext | semiarid region ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| hasHydrogeologicUnit |
confined aquifer
ⓘ
unconfined aquifer ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
basin subsidence
ⓘ
normal faulting ⓘ sediment accumulation ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
hydrogeology
ⓘ
rift tectonics ⓘ seismic hazard ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
clay resources
ⓘ
construction aggregate ⓘ groundwater aquifer ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern New Mexico ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Espanola, New Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Española, New Mexico
|
| near |
City of Española
ⓘ
Santa Fe, New Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
City of Santa Fe
|
| overlies | Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | Rio Grande Rift ⓘ |
| region | southwestern United States ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
|
| tectonicProvince | Rio Grande Rift ⓘ |
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