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Possible large-scale sinistral displacement along the Great Glen Fault in Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

W. Mykura
W. Mykura
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Institute of Geological Sciences19 Grange TerraceEdinburgh EH9 2LF 14th February 1974
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Geological Magazine , Volume 112 , Issue 1 , January 1975 , pp. 91 - 94
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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