Michigan Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Lower_Peninsula_of_Michigan
gptkbp:containsFormation gptkb:St._Peter_Sandstone
gptkb:Utica_Shale
gptkb:Black_River_Group
Berea Sandstone
Antrim Shale
Bruggers Sandstone
Coldwater Shale
Detroit River Group
Dundee Limestone
Eaton Rapids Formation
Marshall Sandstone
Niagaran Reef
Salina Group
Sunbury Shale
Sylvania Sandstone
Trenton Limestone
gptkbp:depositionalSequence Cambrian to Pennsylvanian
gptkbp:economicImportance natural gas production
oil production
limestone quarrying
salt mining
gypsum mining
potash mining
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
gptkbp:geologicalAge Paleozoic
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:salt
limestone
natural gas
petroleum
potash
gypsum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michigan Basin
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:maximumSedimentThickness over 4,000 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature thick sedimentary rock sequences
gptkbp:shape bowl-shaped
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:Appalachian_Basin
gptkb:Canadian_Shield
Findlay Arch
Kankakee Arch
Wisconsin Arch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Silurian_Formation
gptkb:Niagaran
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7