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The Tectonic Pattern of the Lewisian around Clashnessie Bay near Stoer, Sutherland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Basil C. King
Basil C. King
Affiliation:
Geology Department, University of Glasgow.
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Abstract

In the Clashnessie district the original or Scourian complex is represented chiefly by hornblendic gneisses and shows simultaneous close folding on 55°–235° (A 1) and 155° (A 2) axes. The general disposition of the formations is largely related to open folding on the A 1 axis.

The effects of later movements, post-dating the basic dykes, are comparatively slight, but are shown by the sporadic development of a schistosity and a lineation, which plunges to the south-east, together with occasional sharp folds at about 207° (A 3) and 114° (A 4).

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Geological Magazine , Volume 92 , Issue 1 , February 1955 , pp. 69 - 80
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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