Midcontinent Rift System

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf river
gptkbp:age approximately 1.1 billion years
gptkbp:associatedWith volcanic activity
sedimentary basins
gptkbp:composedOf igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
gptkbp:contains copper deposits
nickel deposits
platinum deposits
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Lake_Superior
gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:hasImpactOn land use
local ecosystems
water resources
gptkbp:hasRecognition mineral exploration
geological studies
paleomagnetic studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Midcontinent Rift System
gptkbp:influences regional geology
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy rift valleys
sedimentary rock layers
basaltic lava flows
fault systems
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Keweenaw_Peninsula
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:North_American_Craton
Midcontinent Rift
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Lake_Huron
gptkb:Lake_Michigan
gptkb:Lake_Erie
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkbp:isStudiedIn geologists
geophysicists
geochemists
gptkbp:length over 2,000 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_America
19th century