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.
Statements (31)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithologyType |
carbonates
ⓘ
metasedimentary rocks ⓘ pelites ⓘ psammites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade | low- to medium-grade metamorphism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Blair Atholl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenyRecorded | Grampian orogeny (indirectly through deformation and metamorphism) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dalradian Supergroup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Dalradian Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| records | Precambrian geological history ⓘ |
| region | Grampian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
Precambrian geology
ⓘ
metamorphic petrology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| significance |
constrains Precambrian tectonic history of Scotland
ⓘ
records evolution of Dalradian basin ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRole | subdivision of Dalradian Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonostratigraphicContext | Dalradian succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRecord | metamorphosed sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| usedIn | British Geological Survey mapping ⓘ |
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