Computer Code: |
CCIA |
Preferred Map Code: |
CCAG |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Neoproterozoic Era (AZ)
— Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) |
Lithological Description: |
Gneissose granite and trace amphibolite. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Parent Unit: |
Not Available (!)
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Previous Name(s): |
Carn Chuinneag - Inchbae Augen Gneiss [Obsolete Name and Code: Use CCIA]
(-2064)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
none recorded or not applicable |
Reference(s): |
Shepherd, J, 1973. The structure and structural dating of the Carn Chinneag intrusion, Ross-shire. Scottish Journal of Geology, Vol.9, 63-88. |
Pidgeon, R T and Johnson, M R W, 1974. A comparison of zircon U-Pb and whole-rock Rb-Sr systems in three phases of the Carn Chuinneag granite, Northern Scotland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol.24, 105-112. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S093
S093
S093
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