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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1981; v. 9; p. 241-260;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1981.009.01.22
© 1981 Geological Society of London

Caledonides

The Moine Thrust Zone: an overview

K. R. McClay & M. P. Coward

Department of Geology, University of London, Goldsmiths College, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT

The geometry of structures within the Moine Thrust Zone are similar to those found in classic thin-skinned tectonic regimes such as the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains. The deformation style and strain patterns along the strike of the Moine Thrust Zone are controlled by the position of the floor (or Sole) thrust. The stacking sequence of thrust nappes is from E to W in the direction of transport. Reactivation of some thrusts has caused reversals in the stacking sequence. The mylonites associated with the Moine Thrust have undergone a long and complex history of progressive deformation.

Detailed descriptions of the Moine Thrust Zone at Loch Eriboll are given and the relationships of the Moine Thrust Zone to other major Caledonian tectonic features of the NW Highlands are discussed.





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