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The structural characteristics of the Strathspey Complex, Inverness-shire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

T. E. Smith
T. E. Smith
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Department of Geology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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A detailed account is given of the structural features of the Strathspey Granite and Pegmatite Complex together with information about the metamorphic and tectonic environment of the surrounding metasediments. The evidence indicates that the granite core of the complex was intruded shortly after the latest phase of folding recorded in the area had taken place. The country rocks were still at relatively high temperatures at the time of intrusion and were deformed by the granite. The granite emplacement is also shown to be a separate event not directly connected with the formation of the regional migmatite complex, which extends for 48 km to the north-east.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 107 , Issue 3 , May 1970 , pp. 201 - 215
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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