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.

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

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Appin Group → contains → Blair Atholl Subgroup ⓘ