Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland
The current nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex has evolved from lithological and structural correlations made prior to any dating. Initial (flawed) geochronological studies gave some names an apparent chronological standing but, as work advanced, fitting events into a coherent regional fra...
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2005
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| author | Kinny, Peter Love, Gary Friend, C. |
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| description | The current nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex has evolved from lithological and structural correlations made prior to any dating. Initial (flawed) geochronological studies gave some names an apparent chronological standing but, as work advanced, fitting events into a coherent regional framework became increasingly difficult. Modern dating studies have shown that the Lewisian Gneiss Complex was progressively assembled from disparate blocks of Archaean continental crust and juvenile Proterozoic arcs, which satisfy the definition of terranes. Each terrane had its own separate accretionary and metamorphic history followed by a common history once juxtaposed against other terranes. Based on a new compilation of modern geochronology allied to the many detailed structural and metamorphic studies, this paper proposes a new systematic terminology for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex that is more applicable to this new tectonic framework. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-462042017-02-27T15:15:30Z Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland Kinny, Peter Love, Gary Friend, C. nomenclature geochronology Lewisian Gneiss Complex Proterozoic terranes Archaean The current nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex has evolved from lithological and structural correlations made prior to any dating. Initial (flawed) geochronological studies gave some names an apparent chronological standing but, as work advanced, fitting events into a coherent regional framework became increasingly difficult. Modern dating studies have shown that the Lewisian Gneiss Complex was progressively assembled from disparate blocks of Archaean continental crust and juvenile Proterozoic arcs, which satisfy the definition of terranes. Each terrane had its own separate accretionary and metamorphic history followed by a common history once juxtaposed against other terranes. Based on a new compilation of modern geochronology allied to the many detailed structural and metamorphic studies, this paper proposes a new systematic terminology for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex that is more applicable to this new tectonic framework. 2005 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46204 http://www.lyellcollection.org/ Geological Society of London fulltext |
| spellingShingle | nomenclature geochronology Lewisian Gneiss Complex Proterozoic terranes Archaean Kinny, Peter Love, Gary Friend, C. Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland |
| title | Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland |
| title_full | Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland |
| title_fullStr | Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland |
| title_short | Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland |
| title_sort | proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the lewisian gneiss complex of nw scotland |
| topic | nomenclature geochronology Lewisian Gneiss Complex Proterozoic terranes Archaean |
| url | http://www.lyellcollection.org/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46204 |