Permian Basin of northern England
E753795
The Permian Basin of northern England is a geological sedimentary basin characterized by extensive Permian-age deposits, including the Magnesian Limestone, that record arid continental and shallow marine environments.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Pennine High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
Permian marine invertebrates
ⓘ
algal and microbial structures ⓘ |
| containsUnit |
Rotliegend-equivalent red beds
ⓘ
Zechstein Group equivalents ⓘ |
| dominantLithology |
carbonate rocks
ⓘ
dolomitic limestone ⓘ evaporites ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring | late Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Permian ⓘ |
| hasDepositionalSetting |
playa lake systems
ⓘ
restricted marine shelf ⓘ sabkha environments ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse |
aquifer for groundwater
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration target ⓘ source of building stone ⓘ |
| hasLithostratigraphicUnit | Magnesian Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryFill |
carbonate-evaporite cycles
ⓘ
continental red beds ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicMarker | Magnesian Limestone escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructuralControl | reactivated Variscan faults ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | British Geological Survey maps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
reconstructing Permian paleogeography of Britain
ⓘ
understanding post-Variscan basin development in northwest Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Carboniferous strata of northern England ⓘ |
| paleoclimateIndication | semi-arid to arid climate ⓘ |
| partOf | Permian basins of northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsEnvironment |
arid continental environment
ⓘ
shallow marine environment ⓘ |
| researchField |
basin analysis
ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | post-Variscan extensional regime ⓘ |
| underlies | Triassic strata of northern England ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.