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A Note on Rhythmic Layering in the Ultrabasic Rocks of Rhum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

L. R. Wager  and
G. M. Brown
L. R. Wager
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Oxford
G. M. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Oxford
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Abstract

Preliminary observations indicate that the rhythmically varied layers of ultrabasic rock in Rhum form part of a layered intrusion built up from below rather than a series of separate injections.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 88 , Issue 3 , June 1951 , pp. 166 - 168
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1951

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