Cuyo Basin

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Cuyo Basin is a sedimentary basin in the Andean back-arc region of western Argentina, known for its Mesozoic stratigraphy and hydrocarbon potential.

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Cuyo Basin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic basin ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
formedBy Andean orogeny-related extension ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Cretaceous ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ
Triassic ⓘ
hasBasinFill continental deposits ⓘ
marine deposits ⓘ
hasDepositionalEnvironment fluvial systems ⓘ
lacustrine systems ⓘ
shallow marine systems ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity natural gas exploration ⓘ
petroleum exploration ⓘ
hasGeologicalAge Mesozoic ⓘ
hasHydrocarbonType natural gas ⓘ
oil ⓘ
hasResearchDiscipline petroleum geology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ
hasResourcePotential hydrocarbon potential ⓘ
hasRockType sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasSignificance important Mesozoic basin of western Argentina ⓘ
hasStratigraphy Mesozoic stratigraphy ⓘ
hasStructuralStyle extensional structures ⓘ
normal faults ⓘ
isStudiedFor Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the Andes ⓘ
petroleum systems analysis ⓘ
stratigraphic architecture of back-arc basins ⓘ
locatedIn Andean back-arc region ⓘ
western Argentina ⓘ
overlies Paleozoic basement ⓘ
partOf Andes back-arc basins ⓘ
relatedTo Mendoza Province geology ⓘ
Neuquén Basin ⓘ
tectonicSetting back-arc basin ⓘ

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Andean back-arc basins → include → Cuyo Basin ⓘ