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The Form of the Beinn An Dubhaich Granite, Skye

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Basil C. King
Basil C. King
Affiliation:
Geology Department, Bedford College, London.
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Abstract

The form of the Beinn an Dubhaich granite was considered by Harker to be boss-like. Here evidence is put forward to suggest that it may have the form of a sheet emplaced along the Torridonian-Cambrian thrust plane. The alternative hypothesis has the merit of avoiding the serious difficulties appreciated by Harker regarding the mode of emplacement of the granite.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 97 , Issue 4 , August 1960 , pp. 326 - 333
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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