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Radioelement concentrations in British Tertiary Granites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

H. Y. Tammemagi
H. Y. Tammemagi
Affiliation:
Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, Pinawa, Manitoba ROE 1LO, Canada
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Summary

The radioelement concentrations of K, U, and Th have been determined for 9 samples of granite from the Western Red Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, and for 10 granite specimens from the Mourne Mountains, Ireland, and are compared to 2 published results for Lundy Island granite. The concentrations are distinctly different for each of the 3 centres, and although the data do not provide conclusive proof, they favour generation of the granites by fractional crystallization of basic magmas.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 113 , Issue 3 , May 1976 , pp. 271 - 276
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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