Canning Basin
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The Canning Basin is a large sedimentary basin in northwestern Australia known for its significant petroleum and mineral resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canning Basin canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| basinType | intracratonic basin ⓘ |
| containsFormation |
Devonian reef complexes
ⓘ
Ordovician to Carboniferous sedimentary sequences ⓘ Permian coal measures ⓘ Triassic clastic sequences ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
gas exploration
ⓘ
mineral exploration ⓘ oil exploration ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
offshore Western Australia
ⓘ
onshore Western Australia ⓘ |
| geologicalEra |
Mesozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | over 400000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
coal
ⓘ
minerals ⓘ natural gas ⓘ petroleum ⓘ shale gas ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
dolomite
ⓘ
evaporite ⓘ limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| hasSubBasin |
Billiluna Shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Broome Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Fitzroy Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Kidson Sub-basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennard Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ Luluigui Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Oobagooma Sub-basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ord Basin margin ⓘ Willara Sub-basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hydrocarbon potential
ⓘ
mineral exploration ⓘ petroleum exploration ⓘ unconventional gas resources ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Australia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Great Sandy Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimberley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Precambrian basement ⓘ |
| partOf | North West Shelf geological province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geological research
ⓘ
resource development studies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.