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Appin Group
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For the American company, see Arpin Group.
The Appin Group is a thick sequence of metamorphosed Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks that outcrop across the Central Highlands of Scotland, east of the Great Glen. It forms a part of the Dalradian Supergroup.
Quick Facts Type, Unit of ...
Appin Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Neoproterozoic | |
Type | Group |
Unit of | Dalradian Supergroup |
Sub-units | Lochaber, Ballachulish and Blair Atholl subgroups |
Underlies | Argyll Group |
Overlies | Grampian Group |
Thickness | up to 4km |
Lithology | |
Primary | psammite |
Other | semipelite, quartzite, pelite, schist, limestone, slate |
Location | |
Region | Central Highlands |
Type section | |
Named for | Appin |
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It is divided into three subgroups each consisting of multiple named formations. In stratigraphic order i.e. youngest at the top, these are:
Blair Atholl Subgroup
- Islay Limestone Formation
- Mullach Dubh Phyllites Formation
- Lismore Limestone Formation
- Cuil Bay Slates Formation
Ballachulish Subgroup
- Appin Phyllite & Limestone Formation
- Appin Quartzite Formation
- Ballachulish Slate Formation
- Ballachulish Limestone Formation
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Lochaber Subgroup
- Leven Schist Formation
- Glencoe Quartzite Formation
- Binnein Schist Formation
- Binnein Quartzite Formation
- Eilde Schist Formation
- Eilde Quartzite Formation
This whole succession reflects alternate periods of deepening and filling of the sedimentary basin.[1] [2]