London Platform
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The London Platform is a stable block of ancient crust in southern England that forms a major structural high separating sedimentary basins such as the Wessex Basin.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crustal block
ⓘ
geological structure ⓘ structural high ⓘ tectonic unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Channel Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weald Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wessex Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy | fault systems at its margins ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | stable block of ancient crust ⓘ |
| composedOf | ancient continental crust ⓘ |
| controls | sedimentary basin configuration in southern England ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Precambrian to early Paleozoic basement ⓘ |
| hasProperty | relatively thin sedimentary cover compared to adjacent basins ⓘ |
| influences |
hydrocarbon prospectivity in southern England
ⓘ
subsidence patterns in adjacent basins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ southern England ⓘ |
| orientation | generally east–west trending structural feature ⓘ |
| overlainBy |
Cenozoic sediments
ⓘ
Mesozoic sediments ⓘ |
| partOf | basement geology of the British Isles ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | regional geological mapping of southern England ⓘ |
| researchField |
basin analysis
ⓘ
petroleum geology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| separates |
Wessex Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other surrounding sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| structuralRole | major structural high ⓘ |
| tectonicStability | relatively stable since Paleozoic ⓘ |
| underlies |
Mesozoic sedimentary cover in southern England
ⓘ
parts of the onshore area of southern England ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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