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The '''Scourian orogeny''' was an [[orogeny]] mountain building event 2.6 billion years ago during the [[Archean]] before the beginning of the [[Laxfordian orogeny]] (or potentially overlapping with the beginning of the Laxfordian. |
The '''Scourian orogeny''' was an [[orogeny]] mountain building event 2.6 billion years ago during the [[Archean]] before the beginning of the [[Laxfordian orogeny]] (or potentially overlapping with the beginning of the Laxfordian. |
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The orogeny is marked by northwest–southeast trending folds south of [[Laxford]] in northwest Scotland. The event affected the [[Lewisian gneiss]]. [[Rubidium-strontium dating]] indicated Scourian metamorphism took place between 2.6 and 2.7 billion years ago<ref>{{cite book | year=2013|title= A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences|publisher=Oxford University Press| p=518}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | year=1977|title= Precambrian of the Northern Hemisphere| url=https://archive.org/details/precambriannorth00salo| url-access=limited|publisher=Elsevier| p=[https://archive.org/details/precambriannorth00salo/page/n60 50]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 15 March 2023
The Scourian orogeny was an orogeny mountain building event 2.6 billion years ago during the Archean before the beginning of the Laxfordian orogeny (or potentially overlapping with the beginning of the Laxfordian.
The orogeny is marked by northwest–southeast trending folds south of Laxford in northwest Scotland. The event affected the Lewisian gneiss. Rubidium-strontium dating indicated Scourian metamorphism took place between 2.6 and 2.7 billion years ago[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences. Oxford University Press. 2013. p. 518.
- ^ Precambrian of the Northern Hemisphere. Elsevier. 1977. p. 50.