Dating of the tectono-metamorphic history of the southwestern Moine, Scotland
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Geological Society, London, Special Publications
- Vol. 8 (1) , 129-137
- https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1979.008.01.11
Abstract
Summary: New Rb-Sr whole-rock data are presented which confirm a Grenvillian age for widespread, early, regional metamorphism of the Moine in the SW Highlands of Scotland. It further suggests that Caledonian metamorphic activity occurred between c. 470 and 410 Ma ago. Previous isotopic analyses of mineral separates from schists, gneissose pelites and pegmatites are reviewed in the light of the new data, and the work of Purdy & Jaeger (1976). This suggests a cooling history, following the Caledonian metamorphism, which involved sequential uplift of crustal segments.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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