Palaeoproterozoic evolution of the Lewisian complex of the Outer Hebrides, Northwest Scotland : the South Harris complex, a possible accreted island arc?
The Palaeoproterozoic evolution of the central Outer Hebrides can be explained by modern plate-tectonic processes and is consistent with the products of a Wilson cycle. Local continental crust comprising c. 2.8 Ga tonalitic orthogneiss underwent extension and rifting leading to the deposition of cla...
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University of Leicester
2003
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.697257 |