4-667: The Palo Duro basin is a geologic province and structural basin in Texas , New Mexico , and Oklahoma , US. The Palo Duro basin is centered in the southern Texas Panhandle . It is bounded on the north by the Amarillo Uplift and other structures that separate it from the Anadarko Basin . To the south, it is bounded by the Matador Arch. Its east and west margins are defined by broad structural divides. The basin
8-486: A number of contiguous related elements. Adjoining provinces may be similar in structure but be considered separate due to differing histories . Some studies classify provinces based upon mineral resources, such as mineral deposits. There are a particularly large number of provinces identified worldwide for petroleum and other mineral fuels , such as the Niger Delta petroleum province . This geology article
12-462: The Permian, and later dissolution of these beds deformed overlying strata . The basin has been evaluated for its hydrocarbon potential and for its possible use to store high-level nuclear waste . Geologic province A geologic province is a spatial entity with common geologic attributes. A province may include a single dominant structural element such as a basin or a fold belt , or
16-634: Was formed by subsidence during the Pennsylvanian and Permian Periods , from about 323 to 252 million years ago. This was associated with the Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny (mountain-building episode). Additional subsidence took place during the Permian and Triassic . Some of the structures defining the Palo Duro basin are much older and were reactivated during its formation. The basin accumulated evaporite beds during
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