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Andalusite in the Mullach nan Coirean granite, Inverness-shire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

H. W. Haslam
H. W. Haslam
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Institute of Geological Sciences, 64–78 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8NG.
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Summary

A marginal variant of the Mullach nan Coirean granite contains orthoclase microperthite, quartz and plagioclase, with some andalusite, muscovite and iron ore. The stability of andalusite as an igneous mineral is discussed.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 108 , Issue 2 , May 1971 , pp. 97 - 101
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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