Sherwood Sandstone Group
E464660
The Sherwood Sandstone Group is a major Triassic sandstone rock sequence in the UK, notable as an important aquifer and hydrocarbon reservoir across several sedimentary basins.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Triassic rock unit
ⓘ
lithostratigraphic group ⓘ sandstone formation ⓘ |
| aquiferRole | major regional aquifer ⓘ |
| color |
brown
ⓘ
buff ⓘ red ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
aeolian
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ |
| diageneticFeatures |
cementation by calcite
ⓘ
cementation by dolomite ⓘ hematite coating of grains ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
gas reservoir
ⓘ
groundwater resource ⓘ oil reservoir ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Early Triassic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Triassic ⓘ |
| grainSize |
fine-grained sandstone
ⓘ
medium-grained sandstone ⓘ |
| hasSubunits |
Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bunter Sandstone Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Ormskirk Sandstone Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Otter Sandstone Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ St Bees Sandstone Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonRole | important hydrocarbon reservoir ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| notableBasin |
Cheshire Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ East Irish Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ East Midlands Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ Wessex Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ offshore UK sector of the North Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | New Red Sandstone Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| porosityType | primary intergranular porosity ⓘ |
| primaryLithology | fluvial sandstone ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | British Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPositionOverlies |
Permian rocks
ⓘ
Zechstein Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPositionUnderlies | Mercia Mudstone Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalThickness | hundreds of metres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial water supply
ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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