Michigan Basin
E457029
The Michigan Basin is a large, bowl-shaped sedimentary basin in the Great Lakes region known for its thick Paleozoic rock sequences and significant oil, gas, and mineral resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michigan Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic structure
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| centeredNear | Lower Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Cambrian strata
ⓘ
Devonian strata ⓘ Mississippian strata ⓘ Ordovician strata ⓘ Pennsylvanian strata ⓘ Permian strata ⓘ Silurian strata ⓘ |
| containsFormation |
Antrim Shale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niagara Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Traverse Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Trenton-Black River formations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsResource |
brine
ⓘ
dolomite ⓘ gypsum ⓘ limestone ⓘ natural gas ⓘ petroleum ⓘ potash ⓘ salt ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment | marine ⓘ |
| developedFor |
hydrocarbon production
ⓘ
mining of gypsum ⓘ solution mining of salt ⓘ underground gas storage ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Paleozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydrocarbonTraps |
combination traps
ⓘ
stratigraphic traps ⓘ structural traps ⓘ |
| hasMaximumSedimentThickness | more than 4,500 meters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mineral resources
ⓘ
natural gas resources ⓘ oil resources ⓘ thick Paleozoic sedimentary rock sequences ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Lakes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| overlies | Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ |
| shape | bowl-shaped ⓘ |
| structuralFeature | basin-centered subsidence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.