The form of the Cairngorm Granite Pluton
- 1 January 1965
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Scottish Journal of Geology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg01010001
Abstract
Synopsis: The Cairngorm Granite mass appears to be a discordant stock-like intrusion. It comprises at least two important units, the Main Granite, which is largely a more or less even-grained microcline-oligoclase-biotite granite, and the Porphyritic Granite generally distinguished by conspicuous felspar phenocrysts. Contacts between these two units are steep, like the external boundaries of the entire granite mass.Keywords
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