Appin Group

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The Appin Group is a sequence of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks in the Scottish Highlands, notable as a key component of the Neoproterozoic stratigraphy of the Dalradian.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Appin 4
Appin Group canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic group
metamorphosed sedimentary rock sequence
stratigraphic unit
chronostratigraphicPosition early to mid-Neoproterozoic
contains Ballachulish Subgroup
linked to: Ballachulish

Blair Atholl Subgroup
Lochaber Subgroup
linked to: Glenfinnan Group
country Scotland
United Kingdom
depositionalEnvironment marine shelf
shallow marine
geologicAge Neoproterozoic
lithology limestone
metacarbonate rocks
metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
pelite
psammite
quartzite
locatedIn Scottish Highlands
metamorphicGrade greenschist facies (locally higher)
namedAfter Appin
linked to: Appin Group
overlies Grampian Group
partOf Dalradian Supergroup
region Grampian Highlands
linked to: Grampian Mountains
stratigraphicImportance key component of Neoproterozoic Dalradian stratigraphy
studyDiscipline metamorphic petrology
sedimentology
stratigraphy
tectonicSetting Dalradian Basin
linked to: Moine Thrust Belt
underlies Argyll Group
linked to: Grampian Group

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Grampian Group underlies Appin Group
Appin Group namedAfter Appin
linked to: Appin Group
Clan Stewart region Appin
linked to: Appin Group
Loch Linnhe adjacentTo Appin
linked to: Appin Group
Lorne (region in Scotland) borders Appin
linked to: Appin Group