Waikato coal measures
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The Waikato coal measures are a geological formation in New Zealand comprising coal-bearing sedimentary rocks that underlie parts of the North Island, including the area beneath the Auckland volcanic field.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-bearing sedimentary sequence
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ |
| containsResource |
lignite
ⓘ
sub-bituminous coal ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Quaternary deposits ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
coastal plain
ⓘ
deltaic ⓘ fluvial ⓘ |
| economicUse | coal mining ⓘ |
| foundInBasin |
Huntly coalfield area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waikato coal basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Late Eocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oligocene ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnitType | formation ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal seams
ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Island
ⓘ
Waikato region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Waikato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlainBy |
Auckland volcanic rocks
ⓘ
Neogene sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand sedimentary basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Auckland region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waikato District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major coal-bearing unit of the North Island ⓘ |
| underlies |
Auckland volcanic field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waikato coalfields NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the South Auckland region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.