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.

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Morar Group canonical 1

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Statements (44)

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

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