Ayrshire Basin
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The Ayrshire Basin is a geological sedimentary basin in southwestern Scotland known for its Carboniferous rock sequences and associated coal and hydrocarbon resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ayrshire Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological structure
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Clyde Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | approximately 359–299 million years ⓘ |
| boundedBy | faults of the Midland Valley ⓘ |
| contains |
Carboniferous rock sequences
ⓘ
coal-bearing strata ⓘ fluvio-deltaic deposits ⓘ marine bands ⓘ marine sedimentary units ⓘ non-marine coal measures ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Carboniferous rifting ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
coal production
ⓘ
onshore hydrocarbon potential ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Paleozoic era ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Caledonian foreland-related basins ⓘ |
| hasHistory | intensive 19th and 20th century coal mining ⓘ |
| hasResource |
coal
ⓘ
hydrocarbons ⓘ natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy |
Lower Carboniferous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
source of fossil fuels
ⓘ
subject of academic research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining history
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal seams
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
southwestern Scotland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ayrshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Devonian rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Midland Valley of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
onshore UK Carboniferous basins ⓘ |
| region | Ayrshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Scottish geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | extensional basin ⓘ |
| underlies | Permian rocks ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Midland Valley terrane