Namurian

[nə′myu̇r·ē·ən]

(geology)

A European stage of geologic time; divided into a lower stage (Lower Carboniferous or Upper Mississippian) and an upper stage (Upper Carboniferous or Lower Pennsylvanian).

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Sandstone from the Staric site stratigraphically belongs to the Upper Carboniferous Petrkovice Member (Ostrava Formation, Mississippian, Early Namurian) of the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Hylova et al., 2013, 2016).

AN ADVANCED ASSESSMENT OF MECHANICAL FRACTURE PARAMETERS OF SANDSTONES DEPENDING ON THE INTERNAL ROCK TEXTURE FEATURES

While engaged in the taxonomic revision of upper Namurian to middle Westphalian floras of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, it became apparent that certain forms of the sphenopsid fossil-genera Annularia and Asterophyllites needed special attention in a broader context.

A revision of Annularia and Asterophyllites species from the lower Westphalian (Middle Pennsylvanian) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada

The carboniferous Westphalian and Namurian contains numerous sandstones which are proven reservoirs in the oilfields within the Gainsborough Trough.

Union Jack Oil to Acquire Interest in East Midlands, UK Oil Prospect

The Cliffs consist mainly of beds of Namurian shale and sandstone, with the oldest rocks being found at the bottom.

IRELAND'S WONDER

The 10-furlong fillies' maiden is a tricky contest with a hopeful vote going to Namurian Sunset.

SIYA FIRE; Weld's filly can rise to the top

In June 2011, Eden Energy commissioned US consultants RPS Group to investigate the potential shale gas reserves in the Namurian measures of about 800sq km beneath Wales.

Unlisted UK firm to buy shale licences in PS10m deal; FRACKING MORE LIKELY AFTER SALE

The company said it planned to take samples of the Westphalian coals and Namurian Strata to enable laboratory testing to find out if methane can be used as a clean energy supply.

Firm plans underground methane search

Trap Oil's management is anticipated between 35 and 60 billion cubic feet, as proven by TET in the carboniferous Westphalian and Namurian reservoirs.

United Kingdom : SALE AND PURCHASE agreement inked by Trap Oil

Metropator pusillus Handlirsch 1906 is of Early Pennsylvanian age (Namurian Stage) and originates from the Altamont Coal Mine of the Lower Pottsville Group in central Pennsylvania.

Evidence for an earliest late carboniferous divergence time and the early larval ecology and diversification of major Holometabola lineages

The stratigraphical position of the oldest known Pterygota (Insecta, Carboniferous, Namurian).

Cave crickets and cave weta (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from the southern end of the world: a molecular phylogeny test of biogeographical hypotheses

Electric logs indicate the well intersected gas bearing Namurian Millstone Grit Formation (Carboniferous) at 10029ft and indications of formation gas are seen from mudlogs down to 11440ft.

Ithaca Energy Announces Gas Discovery

However, Cross and Taggart (2004) assigned a tentative age of Namurian to the Michigan Formation based on a study of fossil plant fragments and associated spores from the MNSC mine.

Coprolites, cololites, and fish fossils in the Mississippian Michigan Formation, Western Michigan

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