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Craig More, Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 56° 22' 51'' North , 3° 57' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 56.38102,-3.96453
GeoHash:G#: gfj0tzc57
UK National Grid Reference:NN787227
Locality type:Skarn
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate


Outstanding example of a low-pressure aureole in pelitic rocks near top of intrusion.

OS Grid Reference: NN787227


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Middle Cambrian - Neoproterozoic
501 - 1000 Ma



ID: 2032023
Southern Highland Group

Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (501 - 1000 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Southern Highland Group

Lithology: Pelite

Reference: British Geological Survey. DiGMapGB-625. British Geological Survey ©NERC. [23]

Neoproterozoic - Stenian
541 - 1200 Ma



ID: 3184701
Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks

Age: Proterozoic (541 - 1200 Ma)

Comments: Dalradian

Lithology: Metasedimentary schist

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Neoproterozoic
541 - 1000 Ma



ID: 3141211
Proterozoic III quartzite

Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma)

Description: undifferentiated metamorphic

Lithology: Quartzite

Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147]

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W. E. Stephens (2007) Craig More. in Volume 17: Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain Chapter 8: Late Silurian and Devonian granitic intrusions of Scotland

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