Moray Group

Moray Group
Stratigraphic range: Paleocene to Eocene
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsDornoch Formation, Sele Formation & Balder Formation
UnderliesStronsay Group
OverliesMontrose Group
Thickness<30 m up to 500 m
Lithology
Primarymudstone, siltstone
Othersandstone, lignite, tuff
Location
RegionNorth Sea and Faroe-Shetland Basin
CountryUnited Kingdom
Type section
Named forMoray Firth

The Moray Group is a stratigraphic group, a set of geological rock strata of Paleocene to Eocene age, found beneath the North Sea and in the Faroe-Shetland Basin.[1] Two sequences are recognised, a shelf succession consisting of sandstones and siltstones of the Dornoch Formation and a thicker basinal succession consisting of mainly mudstones of the Sele Formation and the Balder Formation.

References

  1. ^ British Geological Survey. "Montrose Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units.