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Primary igneous load-cast deformation structures in the Fongen-Hyllingen layered basic intrusion, Trondheim Region, Norway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

P. Thy  and
J. R. Wilson
P. Thy
Affiliation:
Nordic Volcanological Institute, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
J. R. Wilson
Affiliation:
Laboratoriet for endogen geologi, Geologisk institut, Universitetsparken, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Summary

Load-cast structures in the Caledonian, synorogenic, Fongen-Hyllingen layered basic complex closely resemble those deformations resulting from reverse density stratification in experimentally studied, water-saturated sediments. The mushroom-shaped structures are apparently restricted to a single horizon within an interlayered, metamorphosed, dunite–troctolite sequence. They generally have a symmetrical form, revealing a polygonal pattern in the plane of the layering. The density contrast between an olivine-rich crystal mush overlying a plagioclase-rich crystal mush, both very close to the igneous sediment–magma interface, is believed to have caused the deformation. Subsequent consolidation occurred by adcumulus growth.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 117 , Issue 4 , July 1980 , pp. 363 - 371
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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