Morar Group

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The Morar Group is a sequence of metamorphic rock formations in the Scottish Highlands that forms part of the ancient Moine geology.

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Morar Group canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metamorphic rock group
stratigraphic unit
chronostratigraphicPosition Precambrian
contains banded psammite-pelite sequences
metasedimentary sequences
pelitic formations
psammitic formations
country United Kingdom
deformationAssociatedWith Caledonian Orogeny
linked to: Caledonian orogeny
formsPartOf Northern Highlands Terrane
linked to: Grampian Terrane
geologicAge Neoproterozoic
hasMetamorphicGrade amphibolite facies
greenschist facies
hasResearchSignificance Caledonian tectonometamorphic history
evolution of the Moine Supergroup
hasStratigraphicHierarchy group
isExposedAt Loch Morar area
Morar
western Moine outcrop belt
isOlderThan Cambrian
isPartOfBasementTo Caledonian foreland basin
lithology metamorphic rocks
pelites
psammites
quartzites
schists
semipelites
locatedIn Scotland
Scottish Highlands
namedFor Morar
overlies Lewisian Gneiss Complex
partOf Moine Supergroup
Moine geology
region Northwest Highlands
West Highlands
rockType metasedimentary rock
structuralStyle polyphase folding
thrust tectonics
studyDiscipline geology
metamorphic petrology
structural geology
tectonicSetting Precambrian orogenic belt
underlies Glenfinnan Group
Loch Eil Group

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