Timing of ophiolite obduction in the Grampian orogen

This study addresses the timing and pressure-temperature (P-T) conditions of ophiolite obduction, one of the proposed causes of the ca. 470 Ma Grampian orogeny of Scotland and Ireland. This event gave rise to the main structural and metamorphic characteristics of the Grampian terrane-the type area f...

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Main Authors: Chew, D., Daly, J., Magna, T., Page, L., Kirkland, Chris, Whitehouse, M., Lam, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Geological Society of America 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48378