Glenfinnan Group

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geological formation metamorphic rock sequence

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.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lochaber Subgroup	1

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ West Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge	Neoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ
lithostratigraphicUnitOf	Moine geology NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Scottish Highlands ⓘ
metamorphicGrade	amphibolite facies ⓘ
namedAfter	Glenfinnan NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlies	Loch Eil Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Moine Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchField	Precambrian stratigraphy ⓘ metamorphic petrology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ
significance	key unit for understanding Proterozoic tectonics of the Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
structuralStyle	strongly deformed ⓘ
tectonometamorphicHistory	records early geological evolution of the Moine Supergroup ⓘ
underlies	Lochaber Subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ Morar Group ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Moine Supergroup → containsSubdivision → Glenfinnan Group ⓘ

Appin Group → contains → Glenfinnan Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lochaber Subgroup