Channel Basin

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The Channel Basin is a geological sub-basin in the English Channel region, forming part of the larger Wessex Basin sedimentary system.

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Channel Basin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological basin
sedimentary basin
sub-basin
boundedBy structural highs of the Wessex Basin
containsRocksFrom Cretaceous period
linked to: Cretaceous

Jurassic period
linked to: Jurassic Period

Triassic period
countryBorder France
United Kingdom
formedBy Mesozoic crustal extension
geologicalEra Mesozoic
linked to: Mesozoic Era
hasEconomicInterest hydrocarbon exploration
offshore geological resources
hasSedimentaryFill Mesozoic–Cenozoic sediments
hasStratigraphy Cretaceous chalk and clastics
Jurassic marine sediments
Triassic red beds
isOffshore true
locatedIn English Channel
English Channel region
Northwest Europe
linked to: Northwestern Europe
overlies Variscan basement
partOf Wessex Basin
relatedTo Portland–Wight Basin
Weald Basin
sedimentarySystem Wessex Basin sedimentary system
separatedFrom onshore Wessex Basin
studiedInDiscipline basin analysis
petroleum geology
tectonicSetting extensional basin

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

Wessex Basin hasSubBasin Channel Basin