Blair Atholl Subgroup

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The Blair Atholl Subgroup is a stratigraphic subdivision of the Scottish Dalradian Supergroup, consisting mainly of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that record Precambrian geological history in the Highlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lithostratigraphic unit
stratigraphic subgroup
belongsTo Dalradian lithostratigraphy
chronostratigraphicPosition Precambrian of the Scottish Highlands
composedMostlyOf metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
country United Kingdom
depositionalEnvironment marine sedimentary basin (original protolith)
geologicalAge Neoproterozoic
Precambrian
lithologyType carbonates
metasedimentary rocks
pelites
psammites
locatedIn Scotland
Scottish Highlands
metamorphicGrade low- to medium-grade metamorphism
namedAfter Blair Atholl
orogenyRecorded Grampian orogeny (indirectly through deformation and metamorphism)
linked to: Caledonian orogeny
partOf Dalradian Supergroup
Scottish Dalradian Supergroup
records Precambrian geological history
region Grampian Highlands
linked to: Grampian Mountains
scientificDiscipline Precambrian geology
metamorphic petrology
stratigraphy
significance constrains Precambrian tectonic history of Scotland
records evolution of Dalradian basin
stratigraphicRole subdivision of Dalradian Supergroup
tectonostratigraphicContext Dalradian succession
typeOfRecord metamorphosed sedimentary succession
usedIn British Geological Survey mapping

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Appin Group contains Blair Atholl Subgroup