The influence of country rock structural architecture during pluton emplacement: The Loch Loyal syenites, Scotland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 163-175

  Holdsworth, R E ^a   Mcerlean, M A ^a   Strachan, R A ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline composition; Emplacement; Intrusions; Plutons; Syenites

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; PLUTONISM; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SYENITE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032922301     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.1.0163     Document Type: Article

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