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Zircon populations in Lewisian quartzite, gneiss and granite north of Loch Laxford, Sutherland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

P. K. Chowdhary
P. K. Chowdhary
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Gauhati University, Gauhati 14, Assam, India
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Summary

Zircon populations in quartzo-feldspathic gneisses of the Rhiconich group of the Lewisian are indicative of a sedimentary derivation of the rocks. They are similar to the zircon population of an interbanded quartzite but differ markedly from that of an intrusive granite vein.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , May 1971 , pp. 255 - 262
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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