Officer Basin
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Officer Basin is a vast sedimentary basin in central and western Australia known for its ancient rock formations and potential hydrocarbon and mineral resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Officer Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Amadeus Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canning Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Eromanga Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic ⓘ |
| basinType | intracratonic basin ⓘ |
| contains |
petroleum systems
ⓘ
sedimentary depocentres ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| coversPartOf |
Gibson Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Victoria Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
mining companies
ⓘ
petroleum companies ⓘ |
| geologicalEra |
Paleozoic
ⓘ
Proterozoic ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of South Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
buried fault systems
ⓘ
sedimentary basins within basin ⓘ structural traps ⓘ |
| hasResourcePotential |
base metals
ⓘ
coal ⓘ hydrocarbons ⓘ mineral resources ⓘ natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ uranium ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
limestone
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ sedimentary rock ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | thick sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient rock formations
ⓘ
mineral exploration ⓘ petroleum exploration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Australia
ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ central Australia ⓘ western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian continent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian sedimentary basin system ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
geologists
ⓘ
geophysicists ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Australian mining legislation
ⓘ
Australian petroleum legislation ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | stable cratonic interior ⓘ |
| underlies | desert landscapes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.