Relationships between the Loch Ailsh and Borralan alkaline intrusions and thrusting in the Moine Thrust zone, southern Assynt culmination, NW Scotland

The Moine Thrust zone ofNWScotland marks the Caledonian orogenic front and in the Assynt region consists of several west-vergent major thrust sheets (Moine, Ben More, Glencoul and Sole Thrust sheets) that place allochthonous rocks onto the Lewisian basement and Torridon Group cover in the west. Here...

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Main Authors: Searle, MP, Law, R, Dewey, J, Streule, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of London 2010