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NW-SE trending monoclines in the Dalradian of Banffshire, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

R. A. Hewitt
R. A. Hewitt
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Geology Section, Polytechnic of North LondonHolloway, London, N7 8DB
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Summary

The Durn Hill Quartzite of Redhythe Point, near Portsoy, can be divided into an eastern shear zone and a western foliated zone. The latter region is typical of most quartzites between the coast and Keith. NW-SE trending flexures, pure shear folding and wrench faults, interfere with the dominantly NE-SW trending folds of the steep limb of the Boyndie Syncline. Possible large scale NW-SE trending monoclines were identified at Redhaven, Aberchirder and Rothes. Such structures bring down the older fold axial traces and isograds towards the NE.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 116 , Issue 4 , July 1979 , pp. 285 - 288
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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