The Cluanie granodiorite, NW Highlands of Scotland: A late Caledonian pluton of trondhjemitic affinity

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-130

  Neill, I ^a,b   Stephens, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; FACIES; FELDSPAR; GRANODIORITE; HORNBLENDE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA; MEGACRYST; PARTIAL MELTING; PLUTON; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRONDHJEMITE;

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

EID: 70849101990     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0036-9276/01-373     Document Type: Article

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