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The Correlation of the Ballachulish and Perthshire (Iltay) Dalradian Successions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

N. Rast  and
M. Litherland
N. Rast
Affiliation:
Geology Department, The University, Liverpool 3
M. Litherland
Affiliation:
Geology Department, The University, Liverpool 3
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Summary

The historical background of correlations between various Dalradian successions is examined, and on the basis of recent mapping and observations it is suggested that the Ballachulish succession is the downward extension of the standard Perthshire sequence.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 107 , Issue 3 , May 1970 , pp. 259 - 272
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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