An Association of Rhyolite and Ignimbrite in the Kilchrist Vent, Skye
By: S.Ray, Prem
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ArticleDescription: 8 - 18 pp ; Illustration.Subject(s): Rhyolite - kilchristvent - skye - Scotland | Basaltic agglomerates - kilchrist vent - Tertiary age - skye - Scotland | Rhyolite intrusion - skye - Scotland | Petrology - skye - Scotland
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Geological magazine : Vol. 103 Iss. 1-6 Year. 1966Summary: A small mass consisting of three intrusions of fine-textured acid rocks occurs within the basaltic agglomerates of the Kilchrist Vent of Tertiary age. One of the intrusions comprises flow-layered rhyolite and ignimbrite. It is thought that the rock-types represent two distinctive eruptive waves. A form of ovoidal structure not seen elsewhere in the Kilchrist area occurs in another rhyolite intrusion.
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A small mass consisting of three intrusions of fine-textured acid rocks occurs within the basaltic agglomerates of the Kilchrist Vent of Tertiary age. One of the intrusions comprises flow-layered rhyolite and ignimbrite. It is thought that the rock-types represent two distinctive eruptive waves. A form of ovoidal structure not seen elsewhere in the Kilchrist area occurs in another rhyolite intrusion.
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