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Llewelyn Volcanic Group

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Capel Curig Volcanic Formation, Foel Fras Volcanic Formation, Conwy Rhyolite Volcanic Formation, Foel Grach Basalt Formation, Braich Tu Du Volcanic Formation
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epoch of the Ordovician period. The Group comprises (in descending order, i.e. oldest last):
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It also includes the Foel Grach Basalt Formation and the Braich Tu Du Volcanic Formation.
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and breccias with a variety of volcaniclastic sediments erupted or sedimented during the
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of the Capel Curig Volcanic Formation exposed on the northeastern face of
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The Group comprises around 1400m thickness of ash flow
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Index

Stratigraphic range
Ordovician

Rhyolitic
tuffs
Pen yr Ole Wen
Group
Cwm Eigiau Formation
Nant Ffrancon Formation
tuffs
rhyolites
mudstones
siltstones
sandstones
breccias
Wales
Carnedd Llewelyn
Ordovician
lithostratigraphic
group
rock strata
Snowdonia
Wales
Carnedd Llewelyn
Carneddau
Snowdon
Carneddau
Capel Curig Anticline
tuffs
rhyolites

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