Age of the Ballachulish and Glencoe Igneous Complexes (Scottish Highlands), and paragenesis of zircon, monazite and baddeleyite in the Ballachulish aureole

Fraser, Geoff; Pattison, David RM; Heaman, Larry

Age of the Ballachulish and Glencoe Igneous Complexes (Scottish Highlands), and paragenesis of zircon, monazite and baddeleyite in the Ballachulish aureole

Date

2004

Authors

Fraser, Geoff

Pattison, David RM

Heaman, Larry

Publisher

Geological Society of London

Abstract

U-Pb zircon ages are presented for the Ballachulish Igneous Complex (207Pb-206Pb age 427 ± Ma; 206Pb-238U age 423 ± 0.3 Ma) and Glencoe Volcanic Complex (207Pb-206Pb age 406 ± 6 Ma) of the Scottish Highlands. These ages are significantly more precise t