Lower Saxony basin
E764109
The Lower Saxony basin is a large sedimentary basin in northern Germany known for its thick Mesozoic rock sequences and significant hydrocarbon and salt deposits.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Saxony Basin | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Niedersächsisches Becken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
continental
ⓘ
marine ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Mesozoic rifting ⓘ |
| hasBasinFillThickness | several kilometers of sediment ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
natural gas production
ⓘ
petroleum production ⓘ salt mining ⓘ |
| hasExplorationActivity | hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
fault-bounded sub-basins
ⓘ
salt domes ⓘ salt structures ⓘ |
| hasResource |
crude oil
ⓘ
hydrocarbons ⓘ natural gas ⓘ potash ⓘ rock salt ⓘ |
| hasRockSequence | thick Mesozoic sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy |
Cretaceous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ Triassic ⓘ |
| hasStructuralControl |
faulting
ⓘ
salt tectonics ⓘ |
| hasTectonicSetting | extensional basin ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Central European Basin System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large salt deposits
ⓘ
significant hydrocarbon accumulations ⓘ thick Mesozoic rock sequences ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Saxony
ⓘ
Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
northern Germany
|
| partOf | North German Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlainBy |
Paleozoic basement
ⓘ
Permian Zechstein evaporites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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