Glenfinnan Group

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The Glenfinnan Group is a major metamorphic rock sequence within the Scottish Highlands, notable for its deformed and metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that record early geological evolution of the Moine Supergroup.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Glenfinnan Group canonical 2
Lochaber Subgroup 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
metamorphic rock sequence
composedOf metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
pelites
psammites
quartzites
schists
semipelites
contains metamorphic fabrics related to Caledonian orogeny
country Scotland
deformation intensely folded
sheared
exposedIn Lochaber region
West Highlands
geologicalAge Neoproterozoic
linked to: Neoproterozoic Era
lithostratigraphicUnitOf Moine geology
linked to: Moine Supergroup
locatedIn Scottish Highlands
metamorphicGrade amphibolite facies
namedAfter Glenfinnan
overlies Loch Eil Group
partOf Moine Supergroup
researchField Precambrian stratigraphy
metamorphic petrology
structural geology
significance key unit for understanding Proterozoic tectonics of the Scottish Highlands
structuralStyle strongly deformed
tectonometamorphicHistory records early geological evolution of the Moine Supergroup
underlies Lochaber Subgroup
Morar Group

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moine Supergroup containsSubdivision Glenfinnan Group
Appin Group contains Lochaber Subgroup
linked to: Glenfinnan Group
Morar Group underlies Glenfinnan Group