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The Geometry of the Ben Lui Fold (S.W. Highlands)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Paul C. Gilmour  and
Donald B. Mcintyre
Paul C. Gilmour
Affiliation:
Grant Institute of Geology, Edinburgh University.
Donald B. Mcintyre
Affiliation:
Grant Institute of Geology, Edinburgh University.
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Abstract

It has been claimed that the hinge of one of the two major recumbent folds of the S.W. Highlands is exposed near Ben Lui. In this paper it is claimed that the form of the outcrops permits the existence of this recumbent fold only if the fold-axis plunges towards the south-west. Evidence is given that the plunge is in fact towards the west, and on this basis a profile has been constructed to illustrate the observed geometrical relationships of the rocks.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 91 , Issue 2 , April 1954 , pp. 161 - 166
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1954

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