The tectonomagmatic evolution of Scotland

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-295

  Macdonald, Ray ^a   Fettes, Douglas J ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; ANORTHOSITE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; GABBRO; GRANODIORITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IGNEOUS ROCK; MAGMA; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; SUBDUCTION; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TONALITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249287386     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263593300001450     Document Type: Article

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