TOCright Paris Basin may refer to As a hydrological basin, it is largely the basin of the Seine River Seine Paris Basin geology , the geological basin disambig ... more details
China Basin can refer to The China Basin, a basin in San Francisco China Basin Landing , an office complex that incorporated the structure of the existing China Basin Building disambig ... more details
Cumberland Basin could refer to Cumberland Basin Bristol , in Bristol, United Kingdom. Cumberland Basin Canada , in Canada. Cumberland Basin London , in London, United Kingdom. disambig ... more details
Permian Basin is in geology the name of two large intercontinental Structural basin basins that were formed in the Permian period Permian Basin North America , a basin in the subsurface of the south of the US, centered around Texas Permian Basin Europe , a basin in the subsurface of northern Europe, centred around the North Sea. disamb ... more details
Georges Basin may refer to Gulf of Maine Geographic features and biological importance Georges Basin in the Gulf of Maine George s Basin a nineteenth century dock in Liverpool, England disambig ... more details
Rajasthan Basin is a sedimentary basin located in the north west part of India . This sedimentary basin is one of the major source of hydrocarbon s like petroleum and natural gas . This basin has a geographical extent of about 1,26,000 square kilometres. the formations of Rajasthan basin unconfirmably lies over a pre Cambrian basemant . Petroleum in Rajasthan Basin Huge reserves of Naturally occurring hydrocarbons are expected in clastic and carbonate reservoirs in cambrian to paleocene sequences like Limestone and shales capped by intra formational shales and tight Limestones. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation ONGC ,Oil India Limited and Focus energy are some of major petroleum players in this basin Sub divisions of Rajasthan Basin Rajasthan basin has been further divided into three sub basins. these are 1. Jaisalmer sub basin or Jaisalmer basin 2. Bikaner Nagaur sub basin or BNG basin After Bikaner Nagaur and Ganganagar town of Rajasthan 3. Barmer Sanchor sub basin. Bikaner nagaur sub basin is separated from Jaisalmer basin by pokaran high while DEvikot Nachna uplift separates Barmer Sanchor sub basin from Jaislmer sub basin. References http www.infraline.com ong Upstream NELP VII Rajasthan Basin NELP VII.pdf RAJASTHAN BASIN Category Sedimentary basins of Asia Category Geology of India Category Geography of Rajasthan ... more details
World geologic provinces A structural basin is a large scale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat lying stratum strata . Structural basins are geological depressions, and are the inverse of dome geology dome s. Some elongated structural basins are also known as syncline s. Structural basins may also be sedimentary basin s, which are aggregations of sediment ..., the exposed stratum strata in a basin are progressively younger from outside in, with the youngest ... basins globalize date December 2010 Australia Amadeus Basin Bowen Basin Cooper Basin Europe Hampshire Basin , United Kingdom London Basin , United Kingdom Paris Basin geology Paris Basin , France Permian Basin Europe Permian Basin , Poland , northern Germany , Denmark , The Netherlands , the North Sea , and Scotland United States Appalachian Basin Geology Appalachian Basin , Eastern United States Big Horn Basin , Wyoming Black Warrior Basin , Alabama and Mississippi Delaware Basin , Texas and New Mexico Denver Basin , Colorado Illinois Basin , Illinois Los Angeles Basin , California Michigan Basin , Michigan North Park Colorado basin North Park Colorado Basin Paradox Basin , Utah and Colorado Permian Basin North America Permian Basin , Texas and New Mexico Piceance Basin , Colorado Powder River Basin , Wyoming and Montana Raton Basin , Colorado and New Mexico Sacramento Basin , California San Juan Basin , New Mexico and Colorado Uinta Basin , Utah Williston Basin , Montana and North Dakota Wind River Basin , Wyoming South America Geology of Paraguay Chaco Basin , Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay Magallanes Basin , Chile Neuqu n Basin , Argentina and Chile Paran Basin , Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay See also Wikisource1911Enc Basin Sedimentary basin Fold geology Folds Syncline Depression geology Drainage basin References Monroe, James S., and Reed Wicander. The Changing .... ISBN 0 314 09577 2 DEFAULTSORT Structural Basin Category Basins Category Depressions geology Category ... more details
The Guaymas Basin is a submarine depression geology depression located on the seabed in the central area of the Gulf of California . It is the largest such basin in the Gulf. The basin results from the activity of one of the several spreading centers in the Gulf. The basin is linked to the Carmen Fault to the south, and the Guaymas Fault to the north. References Central America plates Category Geology of Mexico ... more details
Drainage Basin A , main river in this system is the Limpopo River . It is subdivided into 9 sub drainage basins. Drainage Basin A1 A1 is situated along the Botswana border, and is again divided into 3 river basins Drainage Basin A10A A10A covers the Ngotwane River up to and including the Ngotwane Dam Drainage Basin A10B A10B covers the Notwane River up to the border with Botswana and it joins the Taung River in Botswana, just before it drains into the Gaborone Dam Drainage Basin A10C A10C covers the Segakwane River before it crosses the border with Botswana. Drainage Basin A2 A2 has the Marico River as main river system. Drainage Basin A21A A21A covers the Hennops River and Rietvlei River up to and including the Rietvlei Dam Drainage Basin A3 A3 has the Crocodile River West Crocodile River as main river system and divided into 11 river basins. Situated off northwest Gauteng and Limpopo province. Drainage Basin A31A A31A Drainage Basin A32A A32A Drainage Basin A32B A32B Drainage Basin A32C A32C covers the Brakfonteinspruit until it drains into the Molatedi Dam , as well as a short section of the Raswue River , before it crosses the border with Botswana. Drainage Basin A4 A4 has the Mokolo River as main river system. Includes the Matlabas River , a smaller tributary of the Limpopo. Drainage Basin A5 A5 has the Lephalala River as main river system. Drainage Basin A6 A6 has the Mogalakwena River as main river system. Drainage Basin A7 A7 has the Sand River South Africa Sand River Polokwane as main river system. Drainage Basin A8 A8 has the Nzhelele River as main river system. Includes the Nwanedi River Drainage Basin A9 A9 has the Luvuvhu River as main river system. References http www.dwa.gov.za iwqs gis apps drain2 hca01 a.html Primary drainage region A http www.fao.org docrep 008 y5744e y5744e07.htm Major rivers and streams within the Limpopo River Basin DEFAULTSORT Drainage Basin A Category Drainage basins of Africa Category Limpopo River ... more details
Location map Canada Nova Scotia width 220 lon dir W lat dir N lat deg 45 lat min 37 lat sec 24.3 lon deg 64 lon min 38 lon sec 33.4 caption Chignecto Basin The Chignecto Basin is a Structural basin basin between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia of southeastern Canada . It is a sub basin of the Fundy Basin . ref http www.searchanddiscovery.net documents 2008 08006morocco abs abstracts leleu.pdf The Early Infill of the Triassic Fundy Basin Architecture of the Wolfville Formation and Basin Evolution Retrieved on 2008 09 24 ref References Reflist NewBrunswick geo stub NovaScotia geo stub Coord 45 37 24.3 N 64 38 33.4 W name Chignecto Basin display title region CA NB scale 100000 type waterbody Category Geology of New Brunswick Category Geology of Nova Scotia ... more details
The Gotland Basin is the large central basin in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and the Baltic countries . It is subdivided into the Gdansk Deep or Gdansk Basin , the Western Gotland Basin and the Eastern Gotland Basin. Within the Eastern Gotland Basin is the Gotland Deep 249 metres deep which is an Anoxic sea water anoxic basin . The Western Gotland Basin contains Landsort Deep , which is the deepest spot of the Baltic sea 459 metres deep . The sediment s in the Gotland Basin are important for studying the climate change s in northern Europe over the Holocene past 5,000 years . References Emeis, K.C. Neumann, T. Endler, R. Struck, U. Kunzendorf, H. Christiansen, C. 1998 Geochemical records of sediments in the Gotland Basin products of sediment dynamics in a not so stagnant basin? Applied Geochemistry 13, No. 3 349 358 http www.iopan.gda.pl oceanologia 474hille.pdf Hille, Sven Nausch, Gunther and Leipe, Thomas 2005 Sedimentary deposition and reflux of phosphorus P in the Eastern Gotland Basin and their coupling with P concentrations in the water column Oceanologia 47 4 pp. 663 679 Category Baltic Sea Category Anoxic waters Category Sedimentary basins of Europe Marine geo stub regional geology stub ar fi Gotlannin allas ... more details
Basin Mountain may refer to Basin Mountain California Basin Mountain New York geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Alberta Basin is a sedimentary basin located on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains in west Canada . ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 12859 Alberta Basin ref References reflist Canada geo stub coord missing Alberta Category Geography of Alberta zh ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 unsourced date April 2008 The Hatton Basin is a sedimentary basin , located off the west coast of Ireland . It lies between the Hatton and Edoras Banks to the west and the Rockall Bank to the east. The age of the basin fill is uncertain, as its relationship to the Rockall Basin . coord missing Ireland Category Sedimentary basins of Europe Category Landforms of Ireland marine geo stub ireland geo stub ... more details
orphan date February 2009 Dibble Basin Coord 65 20 S 133 0 E source GNIS display inline,title is an Oceanic basin undersea basin in the Antarctic Ocean . The name was approved by the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features in December 1971. ref name gnis References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 17162 name Dibble Basin accessdate 2012 01 19 ref usgs gazetteer id 17162 Category Oceanic basins of Antarctica marine geo stub ... more details
The Pescadero Basin is a submarine depression located on the seabed at the southern end of the Gulf of California . The basin results from the activity of one of the several spreading centers in the Gulf. The basin is linked to the Pescadero Fault to the south, and the Atl Fault in the north. References http adsabs.harvard.edu abs 2003AGUFM.T31E0885S Continent Ocean Transition Across the Alarcon Basin, Gulf of California from Seismic Reflection and Refraction Data , Sutherland et al 2003 Category Geology of Mexico Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
The Carmen Basin is a submarine depression geology depression located on the seabed at the southern end of the Gulf of California . The basin results from the activity of one of the several spreading centers in the Gulf. The basin is linked to the Farallon Fault to the south, and the Carmen Fault in the north. References http adsabs.harvard.edu abs 2003AGUFM.T31E0885S Continent Ocean Transition Across the Alarcon Basin, Gulf of California from Seismic Reflection and Refraction Data , Sutherland et al 2003 Category Geology of Mexico ... more details
Balleny Basin Coord 67 S 170 E source GNIS display inline,title is a minor Oceanic basin undersea basin , almost an appendage to the Southeast Pacific Basin . It was named in association with the Balleny Islands and the name approved by the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features February 1972. References usgs gazetteer id 17181 Category Oceanic basins of Antarctica marine geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Lahti dot.png thumb right 250px Location in Finland Enonselk Basin is a lake Drainage basin basin of Lake Vesij rvi in Lahti in southern Finland. The mean depth of the lake basin is 16.2 metres. The basin suffered severe effects of eutrophication in the 1960s and a restoration programme began in the 1970s. Coord 61 1 N 25 36 E type waterbody region FI ES display title DEFAULTSORT Enonselka Basin Category Landforms of Finland SouthernFinland geo stub fi Enonselk ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date November 2006 Image Lahti dot.png thumb right 250px Location in Finland Kajaanselk Basin is a lake Drainage basin basin of north west Lake Vesij rvi in Lahti in southern Finland. The mean depth of the lake basin is 17 metres. The basin suffered severe effects of eutrophication in the 1960s and a restoration programme began in the 1970s. coord 61.14 25.48 type waterbody region FI display title DEFAULTSORT Kajaanselka Basin Category Landforms of Finland SouthernFinland geo stub ... more details
File Taichung Basin on Worldwind.png thumb 260px Satellite picture of Taichung Basin. Image Caohu River.jpg thumb 260px The riverbed of Caohu River in Taichung Basin. Taichung Basin zh c is located in the central region of western Taiwan . It occupies some parts of Taichung City and Nantou County . It faces the Choshui River on the south the hill lands of Nantou on the east Tatu Plateau on the northwest and Pakua Plateau on the southwest. A notch connecting Taichung Basin to the seacoast of Taichung City is located between two plateaus. Panoramic Photography wide image Taichung Panoramic Photography.jpg 1000px West Downtown Taichung City is located in the Taichung Basin. East Topography of Taiwan coord missing Taiwan Category Landforms of Taiwan Taiwan geo stub zh ... more details
The Newark Basin is a sediment filled rift rift basin located mainly in northern New Jersey but also stretching into south eastern Pennsylvania and southern New York . It is part of the system of Eastern North America Rift Basins . Geology Image Newark Basin.JPG 200px right thumb A USGS geological map of New Jersey and the surrounding region. The Newark Basin is outlined in white. Approximately 220 million years ago, during the late Triassic Period, the supercontinent Pangaea began to break apart. The focus of the rifting began somewhere between where present day eastern North America and north ... rifting occurred, sedimentary basin basins formed, analogous to the present day basin and range Basin and Range Province in western United States. By definition, a basin is any area that collects sediments ... thumb A USGS cartoon showing the break up of Pangaea and the origin of the Newark Basin. Image Newark Basin Cross Section.jpg 200px left thumb USGS cross section of the Newark Basin. The Newark Basin ... that were deposited within the basin they are red due to their abundance in oxidized iron oxide minerals. The border fault is the Ramapo Fault on the western boundary of the basin this is where the hanging ... on the western side of the basin, and therefore the depth of the hanging wall, are in the area of 11,000 feet. The beds strike and dip dip roughly 15 degrees to the west throughout the basin. Though the north eastern end of the basin is well defined it ends at the Hudson River , the south western ... Basin . Image Newark Basin Stratigraphic Column.JPG 75px right thumb USGS Stratigraphic Column of the Newark Basin. A significant geological feature within the Newark Basin is the Palisades Sill ... . The Palisades Sill is a result of this process. See also Geography of New Jersey sedimentary basin Sedimentary Basin References http 3dparks.wr.usgs.gov nyc mesozoic newarkbasin.htm http 3dparks.wr.usgs.gov nyc mesozoic mesozoicbasins.htm Geology of the Newark Basin Category Geology of New Jersey ... more details
File GB Definition Map.jpg thumb The Great Basin magenta outline differs from the Great Basin Province , the Great Basin tribes area, the Basin and Range Province , and the Basin and Range area. Distinguish Basin and Range Province Basin and range topography results from crustal extension extensional tectonics . As the crust stretches, faults develop to accommodate the extension. In the western United States, this topography is built by a number of normal fault s that meet at a basal detachment fault . The basins are down fallen blocks of crust and the ranges are relatively uplifted blocks, many of which tilt slightly in one direction at their tops due to the motion of their bottoms along the main detachment fault. The normal arrangement in the basin and range system is that each valley i.e., basin is bounded on at least one side by one or more normal faults that are oriented along or sub parallel to the range front. See also Physiographic province External links http www.data.scec.org glossary.html Southern California Earthquake Data Center Glossary Category Landforms Category Structural geology Category Tectonics Geology stub fa id Lembah sungai dan pegunungan nl Basin and range topografie ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced May 2011 one source June 2011 context June 2011 The Jaisalmer basin is one of the parts of the Rajasthan basin in northwestern India. This basin is geographically shared with Pakistan to the west. Jaisalmer basin ages back to Mesozoic and Cenozoic . It is a pericratonic Sedimentary basinbasin while the other two parts of Rajasthan basin Bikaner Nagaur and Barmer Sanchor are intracratonic basin s. Petroleum in the Jaisalmer sub basin Within the Jaisalmer petroleum has been explored by various oil companies including Focus Energy, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation ONGC and Oil India Limited in the Lower Goru, Pariwar formations of Jaisalmer sub Basin. Clastic rock Clastic sandstones serve as the reservoirs. these include the Baisakhi Bedesir, Pariwar, Goru, Sanu and Khuiala formations. Traps in this area are restricted to Fault geology fault related closures and unconformity related traps. Other important formations are Sembar Bedesir Baisakhi Shales, Karampur Badhaura Formation Shales, Bilara Shales and Dolomites. References http www.dmg raj.org Department of Mines and Geology website Category Geography of Rajasthan Category Geology of India ... more details
The Cheshire Basin is a late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary basin which extends under most of the county of Cheshire in northwest England . It extends northwards into the Manchester area and south into Shropshire . The basin possesses something of the character of a graben half graben as its deepest extent is along its eastern and southeastern margins where it is well defined by a series of sub parallel fault geology faults , most important of which is the Wem Bridgemere Red Rock Fault System Red Rock Fault . These faults divide the basin from the older Carboniferous rocks of the Peak District and the North Staffordshire Coalfield . In terms of its architecture, the basin is sometimes considered to be divided into two sub basins the more southerly Wem Audlem Sub basin and the Sandbach Knutsford Sub basin to its northeast. The basin fill is mainly Permian and Triassic sandstone s and mudstone s though also incorporating economically important halite beds. The sequences referred to the Sherwood Sandstone Group and the overlying Mercia Mudstone Group are the thickest in England. An isolated outlier geology outlier of Jurassic rocks occurs within the basin at Prees in north Shropshire. The basin is just one part of a wider complex of basins which include the Worcester Graben , the Stafford Basin and the East Irish Sea Basin , the development of each of which began whilst the crust geology crust of this region was experiencing east west tension during the Permian period geology period . It is traversed by a series of largely north south aligned normal fault s, some of which help to define the Mid Cheshire Ridge and Alderley Edge , two upstanding areas within the Cheshire Plain . ref British Geological Survey 1 50K map sheets 97,98, 108 111, 122,123 ref ref Plant et al eds 1999, The Cheshire Basinbasin evolution, fluid movement and mineral resources in a Permo Triassic rift setting , British Geological Survey ref References Reflist Category Sedimentary basins of Europe ... more details
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