Magdalena Valley foreland

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The Magdalena Valley foreland is a sedimentary basin in central Colombia lying east of the Central Andes, known for its thick Cenozoic deposits and significant oil and gas resources.

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Magdalena Valley 1
Magdalena Valley foreland canonical 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sedimentary basin
basinType nonmarine to marginal marine clastic basin
boundedBy Central Cordillera of Colombia
contains gas fields
multiple oil fields
containsResource natural gas
oil
country Colombia
depositionalEnvironment deltaic
fluvial
lacustrine
drainage Magdalena River
economicImportance major oil-producing region of Colombia
formedDuring Andean compressional tectonics
geologicalEra Cenozoic
hasExplorationActivity petroleum exploration
hasHydrocarbonSystem Cenozoic petroleum system
hasLithology conglomerate
sandstone
shale
hasProductionActivity oil production
hasStratigraphy thick Cenozoic deposits
knownFor significant hydrocarbon resources
locatedEastOf Central Andes
locatedIn central Colombia
overlies Mesozoic basement rocks
partOf Andean foreland system
linked to: Andean foreland
region northern Andes
linked to: Northern Andes
tectonicSetting foreland basin related to Andean orogeny

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andean foreland hasPart Magdalena Valley foreland
Northern Andes contains Magdalena Valley
linked to: Magdalena Valley foreland