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Supplemental Material: Late Ordovician regional high-pressure metamorphism in Scotland, UK: Caledonian metamorphic climax predated the closure of the Iapetus Ocean

Thomas N. Lamont et al.

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Regional high-pressure metamorphism occurred in Scotland during the late Ordovician, shaping geological history.
Key evidence includes detailed petrographic analyses and thermobarometric data from field studies.
The analysis combines field relationships with rock samples to better understand metamorphic processes.
Implications suggest metamorphic events predated significant oceanic closure, impacting regional geology.

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Research reveals regional high-pressure metamorphism in Scotland, highlighting its link to Caledonian metamorphic climax.

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Further details of petrography, thermobarometry, and field relationships.

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Lamont et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4766ad7bf08b1ead496c https://doi.org/10.1130/gsab.s.29944133

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