| Stoer Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: 1200–1000 | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Sub-units | Clachtoll Formation, Bay of Stoer Formation, Meall Dearg Formation |
| Underlies | Torridon Group |
| Overlies | Lewisian complex |
| Thickness | up to 1,500 metres (4,920 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Region | Scottish Highlands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Stoer |
The Stoer Group is a sequence of Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks that outcrops on the peninsula of Stoer, near Assynt, Sutherland. The dominant lithology is sandstone with breccias and conglomerates developed near the base It is subdivided into three formations. It lies unconformably on the underlying Archaean to Paleoproterozoic age gneisses of the Lewisian complex and is in turn unconformably overlain by the Neoproterozoic Torridon Group.[2]
- ^ British Geological Survey. "Stoer Group". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Stewart, A.D. (2002). The later Proterozoic Torridonian rocks of Scotland: their sedimentology, geochemistry and origin. Memoir. Vol. 24. London: Geological Society. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-86239-103-1.