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Sedimentary Structures in the Epidotic Grits of Skye

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

John Sutton  and
Janet Watson
John Sutton
Affiliation:
Geology Department, Imperial College of Science, London, S.W.7.
Janet Watson
Affiliation:
Geology Department, Imperial College of Science, London, S.W.7.
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Abstract

Sedimentary structures in the lowest sub-division of the Torridonian of Skye are described and figured. Trough cross-stratification of the type known as festoon bedding is widely developed in the coarser grits. Finer-grained sandstones show curly-bedding structures due to post-depositional disturbances. Siltstones and mudstones are characterized by a fine lamination and by such structures as ripple-marks, minute graded bedding and desiccation cracks. The orientation of cross-laminae in the festoon-bedded grits indicates that the currents depositing these rocks flowed towards the north-east or east.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 97 , Issue 2 , April 1960 , pp. 106 - 122
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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