Grampian Group

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The Grampian Group is a major geological rock sequence within the Scottish Highlands, notable for its deformed and metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks formed during the Precambrian to early Paleozoic.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Argyll Group 2
Grampian Group canonical 2
Chalk Group 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological group
rock sequence
ageEstimate late Precambrian to early Paleozoic
associatedWith Grampian orogeny
linked to: Caledonian orogeny
contains basic lavas
conglomerate
mudstone
sandstone
siltstone
turbiditic sediments
volcaniclastic rocks
country Scotland
deformation strongly deformed
geologicalPeriod Neoproterozoic
linked to: Neoproterozoic Era

Precambrian
early Paleozoic
hasEnvironmentOfDeposition deep-water sedimentary basin
marine basin
lithology gneiss
metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
metamorphosed volcanic rocks
metavolcanic rocks
pelite
psammite
quartzite
schist
semipelite
locatedIn Scottish Highlands
metamorphicGrade amphibolite facies
greenschist facies
metamorphism regional metamorphism
namedAfter Grampian Highlands
linked to: Grampian Mountains
overlies Lewisian complex
Lewisian gneiss
partOf Caledonian orogen
linked to: Caledonian orogeny

Dalradian Supergroup
region Central Highlands
Grampian Highlands
linked to: Grampian Mountains
stratigraphicRank group
studyDiscipline geology
metamorphic petrology
stratigraphy
structural geology
tectonicEvent Caledonian orogeny
tectonicSetting orogenic belt
underlies Appin Group
Dalradian Supergroup units

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Dalradian Supergroup hasSubdivision Grampian Group
Dalradian Supergroup hasSubdivision Argyll Group
linked to: Grampian Group
Appin Group overlies Grampian Group
Appin Group underlies Argyll Group
linked to: Grampian Group
Chiltern Hills partOf Chalk Group
linked to: Grampian Group