Portland–Wight Basin
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The Portland–Wight Basin is a geological sub-basin in southern England, known for its Mesozoic sedimentary sequences and significance in regional hydrocarbon exploration.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological sub-basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Channel Basin
ⓘ
Hampshire Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
marine deposits
ⓘ
non-marine deposits ⓘ |
| containsFormation |
Portland Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Purbeck Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Wealden Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsResourceType | hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| containsStratigraphy |
Cretaceous
ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ Triassic ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
Jurassic
ⓘ
Late Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredFor |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| formedBy | Mesozoic rifting ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Mesozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinType | Mesozoic rift basin ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSignificance | petroleum geology ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
carbonate sediments
ⓘ
clastic sediments ⓘ |
| hasResearchDiscipline |
basin analysis
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryFill | thick Mesozoic succession ⓘ |
| hasStructuralStyle |
fault-bounded blocks
ⓘ
tilted fault blocks ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Mesozoic stratigraphic research
ⓘ
regional hydrocarbon exploration studies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mesozoic sedimentary sequences
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
English Channel region
ⓘ
southern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffshoreOf |
Dorset
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isle of Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Isle of Portland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isle of Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Variscan basement ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Channel basins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wessex Basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | extensional basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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