Forth Basin
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Forth Basin is a geological sedimentary basin located within Scotland’s Midland Valley terrane, known for its structural complexity and record of Paleozoic tectonic and depositional history.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy | major faults ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | structural complexity ⓘ |
| hasEconomicInterest |
aggregate resources
ⓘ
potential hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Midland Valley tectonics
ⓘ
Paleozoic basin evolution in Scotland ⓘ Paleozoic sedimentary environments ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | Paleozoic sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| hasStructuralStyle |
extensional structures
ⓘ
fault-controlled basin ⓘ inversion structures ⓘ |
| isStudiedBy |
petroleum geologists
ⓘ
sedimentologists ⓘ structural geologists ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midland Valley of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midland Valley terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | basement of the Midland Valley terrane ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish onshore basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| records |
Paleozoic depositional history
ⓘ
Paleozoic tectonic history ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Paleozoic foreland to orogenic belts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Midland Valley terrane