Moine Supergroup

E154085

The Moine Supergroup is a sequence of Neoproterozoic metamorphic rocks in the Scottish Highlands, notable for recording early tectonic events prior to the Caledonian orogeny.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Moine Supergroup canonical 7
Moine rocks 2
Moine Thrust Belt 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic unit ⓘ
metamorphic rock sequence ⓘ
supergroup ⓘ
ageRange approximately 1000–800 Ma (depositional age, inferred) ⓘ
boundedByStructure Moine Thrust Belt ⓘ
containsSubdivision Glenfinnan Group ⓘ
Loch Eil Group ⓘ
Morar Group ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
deformationEvents Caledonian deformation phases ⓘ
multiple Precambrian deformation phases ⓘ
exposedIn Northern Highlands ⓘ
Northwest Highlands ⓘ
geologicAge Neoproterozoic ⓘ
lithology gneisses ⓘ
metasedimentary rocks ⓘ
pelites ⓘ
psammites ⓘ
quartzites ⓘ
schists ⓘ
locatedIn Scottish Highlands ⓘ
metamorphicGrade greenschist to amphibolite facies ⓘ
metamorphism polyphase metamorphism ⓘ
namedAfter A’ Mhòine (Moine) in Sutherland ⓘ
orogenyRecorded Knoydartian orogeny ⓘ
linked to: Caledonian orogeny
overlies Lewisian Gneiss Complex ⓘ
partOf Caledonian orogenic belt ⓘ
linked to: British Caledonides
region Northern Scotland ⓘ
linked to: northern Scotland
researchUse key reference for Neoproterozoic tectonics of the North Atlantic region ⓘ
separatedFrom Lewisian Gneiss Complex by the Moine Thrust ⓘ
linked to: Moine Thrust Belt
stratigraphicRelationship unconformable on Lewisian basement (locally inferred) ⓘ
structuralStyle intensely folded ⓘ
thrust imbricated ⓘ
studyDiscipline metamorphic petrology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ
tectonicSettingInferred Neoproterozoic sedimentary basin ⓘ
possible rift or passive margin setting ⓘ
tectonicSignificance deformed during Caledonian orogeny ⓘ
records pre-Caledonian tectonic events ⓘ
typicalMineralogy feldspar ⓘ
mica ⓘ
quartz ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Dalradian Supergroup → overlies → Moine Supergroup ⓘ
Great Glen Fault → relatedTo → Moine Thrust Belt ⓘ
linked to: Moine Supergroup
Lewisian complex basement → underlies → Moine Supergroup ⓘ
Moine Thrust Belt → olderRockUnit → Moine Supergroup ⓘ
Glenfinnan Group → partOf → Moine Supergroup ⓘ
Glenfinnan Group → lithostratigraphicUnitOf → Moine geology ⓘ
linked to: Moine Supergroup
Morar Group → partOf → Moine Supergroup ⓘ
Northwest Highlands → geology → Moine rocks ⓘ
linked to: Moine Supergroup
Ben Peach → associatedWith → Moine Supergroup ⓘ
North West Highlands Geopark → knownFor → Moine rocks ⓘ
linked to: Moine Supergroup