Amadeus Basin geological region

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geological region sedimentary basin

The Amadeus Basin geological region is a vast sedimentary basin in central Australia known for its ancient rock formations and significant natural landmarks, including Uluru.

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Amadeus Basin 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ
age Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
contains Amadeus Basin petroleum fields ⓘ
Kata Tjuta ⓘ
Kings Canyon region ⓘ
Uluru ⓘ
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ⓘ
surface form: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park region
containsFormation Areyonga Formation ⓘ
Heavitree Quartzite ⓘ
Hermannsburg Sandstone ⓘ
Mereenie Sandstone ⓘ
Olympic Formation ⓘ
Pertnjara Group ⓘ
containsResource evaporites ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ
potash potential ⓘ
salt ⓘ
containsStrataFrom Neoproterozoic ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ
containsStructure faults ⓘ
folds ⓘ
salt diapirs ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
drainage mostly internal ⓘ
extendsInto Western Australia ⓘ
formedBy long-term subsidence ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Cambrian Period ⓘ
surface form: Cambrian

Carboniferous period ⓘ
surface form: Carboniferous

Devonian ⓘ
Ordovician Period ⓘ
surface form: Ordovician

Permian ⓘ
geologicalProvinceOf Australia ⓘ
governedBy Northern Territory mining and petroleum regulations ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity gas production ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ
knownFor ancient rock formations ⓘ
significant natural landmarks ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Territory ⓘ
central Australia ⓘ
namedAfter Lake Amadeus ⓘ
overlies Proterozoic basement rocks ⓘ
partOf Australian continent ⓘ
rockType sedimentary rocks ⓘ
significance record of Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic sedimentation in central Australia ⓘ
studiedBy geologists ⓘ
tectonicSetting intracratonic basin ⓘ

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Uluru → partOf → Amadeus Basin geological region ⓘ