page_title: Basement high
hierarchical_section_title: Basement high
caption_attribution_description: English: Cross-section from the English Channel to just west of London, based on published section in Penn et al. 1987, Principal features of the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Wessex-Channel Basin UK, In: Brooks &amp; Glennie (eds) Petroleum Geology of NW Europe, Graham &amp; Trotman
context_page_description: In geology, a basement high is a portion of the basement in a sedimentary basin that is higher than its surroundings. Commonly, structures referred to as basement highs are hidden by the sedimentary fill of the basin. Usually basement highs are elongated features of tectonic origin.
context_section_description: In geology, a basement high is a portion of the basement in a sedimentary basin that is higher than its surroundings. Commonly, structures referred to as basement highs are hidden by the sedimentary fill of the basin. Usually basement highs are elongated features of tectonic origin.
caption: Cross section of the Weald in England. A basement high can be seen in the centre-left.
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