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Origin of Ultrabasic and Basic Gneiss Masses in the Lewisian

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. J. O'Hara
M. J. O'Hara
Affiliation:
Grant Institute of Geology, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, 9.
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Abstract

It has been suggested that the ultrabasic and basic gneiss masses in the Lewisian near Scourie and Drumbeg are layered igneous bodies possibly containing primary igneous mineral assemblages. This hypothesis is reviewed in all its aspects and rejected on the grounds of field relationships, mineralogy, and geochemistry.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 102 , Issue 4 , August 1965 , pp. 296 - 314
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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