Moray Group

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.

Key Information

Moray Group
Stratigraphic range: Paleocene to Eocene
Type	Group
Sub-units	Dornoch Formation, Sele Formation & Balder Formation
Underlies	Stronsay Group
Overlies	Montrose Group
Thickness	<30 m up to 500 m
Lithology
Primary	mudstone, siltstone
Other	sandstone, lignite, tuff
Location
Region	North Sea and Faroe-Shetland Basin
Country	United Kingdom
Type section
Named for	Moray Firth
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