The Tectonic Pattern of the Lewisian around Clashnessie Bay near Stoer, Sutherland
- 1 February 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 92 (1) , 69-80
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800063275
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).Keywords
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