New evidence for a Central Highland Root Zone

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Summary: The major nappe structures of the west Central Highlands of Scotland have been found to diverge from the upward facing Ossian-Geal Charn steep belt, trending NE-SW through the Ben Alder Forest. As the deep equivalent of the Loch Awe synclinal complex to the southwest, it more probably represents a root zone than the Tummel steep belt which is largely controlled by later deformational events. A structural synthesis of the west Central Highlands describes how the large elongated Drumochter-Dochard dome influences at least three subsequent phases of deformation.