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Flett, J. S. (1900). XXXIII.—The Trap Dykes of the Orkneys. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 39(4), 865-905. doi.org/10.1017/S0080456800034517

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Original EntryFlett, J. S. (1900). XXXIII.—The Trap Dykes of the Orkneys. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 39(4), 865-905. doi.org/10.1017/S0080456800034517
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Full ReferenceFlett, J. S. (1900). XXXIII.—The Trap Dykes of the Orkneys. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 39(4), 865-905. doi.org/10.1017/S0080456800034517
Plain TextFlett, J. S. (1900). XXXIII.—The Trap Dykes of the Orkneys. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 39(4), 865-905. doi.org/10.1017/S0080456800034517

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Orkney Islands Dike Swarm, Mainland Island, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

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Orkney Islands Dike Swarm, Mainland Island, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UKⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Analcime, ⓘ Andradite, ⓘ Augite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Bostonite, ⓘ Camptonite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, ⓘ Glass, ⓘ Ilmenite, ⓘ Melanite, ⓘ Melilite Group, ⓘ Monchiquite, ⓘ Natrolite, ⓘ Nepheline, ⓘ Perovskite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate, ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup, ⓘ Teschenite, ⓘ Titanium-bearing Augite

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