Midland Platform
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The Midland Platform is a stable block of ancient crust in central England that forms a structural high separating surrounding sedimentary basins.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cratonic block
ⓘ
geological province ⓘ structural high ⓘ |
| boundedBy | sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ancient crust
ⓘ
stable crust ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryWith |
East Midlands Shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennine Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales–Brabant High NERFINISHED ⓘ Wessex Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Worcester Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasementExposure |
locally exposed in Charnwood Forest
ⓘ
locally exposed in Nuneaton inliers ⓘ |
| hasCrustalType | continental crust ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSignificance |
controls distribution of coal measures
ⓘ
influences hydrocarbon prospectivity ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Precambrian basement ⓘ |
| hasRelativeElevation | structural high compared to adjacent basins ⓘ |
| hasRole | separates northern and southern basinal areas of England ⓘ |
| hasStructuralStyle |
gentle warping
ⓘ
low-intensity faulting ⓘ |
| hasTectonicActivity | tectonically stable in Phanerozoic time ⓘ |
| hasTectonicSetting |
intraplate
ⓘ
stable block ⓘ |
| influences |
basin development in central England
ⓘ
sedimentary thickness patterns ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy | British Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlainBy |
Mesozoic sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates | surrounding sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
petroleum geology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| underlainBy |
Precambrian crystalline rocks
ⓘ
igneous basement ⓘ metamorphic basement ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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