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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metamorphic rock group
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicPosition | Precambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
banded psammite-pelite sequences
ⓘ
metasedimentary sequences ⓘ pelitic formations ⓘ psammitic formations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deformationAssociatedWith | Caledonian Orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Northern Highlands Terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| hasMetamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
greenschist facies ⓘ |
| hasResearchSignificance |
Caledonian tectonometamorphic history
ⓘ
evolution of the Moine Supergroup ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicHierarchy | group ⓘ |
| isExposedAt |
Loch Morar area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morar NERFINISHED ⓘ western Moine outcrop belt ⓘ |
| isOlderThan | Cambrian ⓘ |
| isPartOfBasementTo | Caledonian foreland basin ⓘ |
| lithology |
metamorphic rocks
ⓘ
pelites ⓘ psammites ⓘ quartzites ⓘ schists ⓘ semipelites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| namedFor | Morar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Lewisian Gneiss Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moine Supergroup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moine geology ⓘ |
| region |
Northwest Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | metasedimentary rock ⓘ |
| structuralStyle |
polyphase folding
ⓘ
thrust tectonics ⓘ |
| studyDiscipline |
geology
ⓘ
metamorphic petrology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Precambrian orogenic belt ⓘ |
| underlies |
Glenfinnan Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Eil Group ⓘ |
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