Petrology of the igneous rocks of the Moffat District, Southern Uplands, Scotland

Phillips, Emrys. 2001 Petrology of the igneous rocks of the Moffat District, Southern Uplands, Scotland. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 22pp. (IR/02/075) (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

This report describes the mineralogy and petrology of the various igneous rocks exposed in the Moffat District (Sheet 16) of the Southern Uplands of Scotland as part of a British Geological Survey’s research programme. These include Ordovician metabasalts and metagabbroic rocks, Silurian to Lower Devonian andesitic to rhyolitic high level intrusions as well as the Carboniferous tholeiitic quartz-dolerite and basalt dykes. A total of 23 thin sections of volcanic and intrusive igneous rock were examined during this study with the work forming part of the Integrated Geological Survey (North), Southern Uplands Regional Mapping Programme.

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Programmes:	BGS Programmes > Other
Funders/Sponsors:	British Geological Survey
Additional Information:	This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.
Date made live:	01 Aug 2025 14:24 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539991

Item Type:

Publication - Report

Programmes:

BGS Programmes > Other

Funders/Sponsors:

British Geological Survey

Additional Information:

This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.

Date made live:

01 Aug 2025 14:24 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539991