Green River Basin
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The Green River Basin is a large sedimentary basin in southwestern Wyoming known for its rich fossil beds, energy resources, and distinctive high-desert landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green River Basin canonical | 2 |
| Green River country | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Bridger Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eocene lake deposits ⓘ Great Divide Basin (sub-basin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Green River Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Sand Wash Basin (margin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wasatch Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Washakie Basin (sub-basin) NERFINISHED ⓘ fossil fish beds ⓘ invertebrate fossils ⓘ plant fossils ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | Interstate 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
energy production
ⓘ
fossil collecting and research ⓘ mineral extraction ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Laramide orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Eocene ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Laramide foreland basin ⓘ |
| hasResource |
coalbed methane
ⓘ
tight gas reservoirs ⓘ unconventional oil resources ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal resources
ⓘ
high-desert landscape ⓘ lacustrine sedimentary rocks ⓘ natural gas resources ⓘ oil shale deposits ⓘ rich fossil beds ⓘ soda ash production ⓘ trona deposits ⓘ |
| landscapeType | high desert ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wyoming
ⓘ
southwestern Wyoming ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Green River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Green River, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rock Springs, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Green River Basin (regional usage)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLithology |
evaporites
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
paleontologists
ⓘ
petroleum geologists ⓘ sedimentologists ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Green River country