The state of strain adjacent to the Great Glen fault
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Geological Society, London, Special Publications
- Vol. 8 (1) , 287-289
- https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1979.008.01.31
Abstract
Summary: Fabric and pebble studies near Fort Augustus indicate that strong NW-SE compression has acted but structures indicative of lateral NE-SW displacement are absent.Keywords
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