Ardvreck Group Explained

Ardvreck Group
Type:Group
Age:Lower Cambrian
Prilithology:quartzite, quartz arenite
Namedfor:Ardvreck Castle
Region:Hebridean Terrane
Country:Scotland
Subunits:Eriboll Formation, An-t-Sron Formation
Underlies:Durness Group
Overlies:Lewisian complex or Torridon Group
Thickness:up to 142 m
Extent:Northwest Highlands

The Ardvreck Group is a stratigraphic group of early Cambrian age found in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies unconformably on gneisses of the Lewisian complex or sandstones of the Torridon Group. It consists of two formations, the basal quartzites and quartz arenites of the Eriboll Formation and the overlying dolomitic siltstones and sandstones and quartz arenites of the An-t-Sron Formation. It is overlain conformably by the Ghrudaidh Formation of the Durness Group. The Ardvreck Group was at one time known as the "Eriboll Group".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ardvreck Group . . BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units . 2018-03-09.