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Lineation in Moinian and Lewisian Rocks of the Northern Highlands of Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

F. C. Phillips
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Abstract

It has recently been reaffirmed, on the basis of evidence derived from published maps, that in the Moine schists the south-easterly plunging lineation appears to increase in intensity as the Moine thrust area is approached. This statement is not in accordance with facts observable in the field and is a false premise on which to base the conclusion that thrusting and lineation are related. A further fact of vital significance in relation to such a conclusion is the widespread development of a similar lineation, plunging south-easterly and likewise expressive of a girdle fabric, in unmoved Lewisian rocks of the foreland.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 86 , Issue 5 , October 1949 , pp. 279 - 287
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1949

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