Volcaniclastic deposit (tonstein) in the Balcomie Beds, Lower Carboniferous, East Fife

RA Batchelor

doi:10.1144/sjg2020-019

Volcaniclastic deposit (tonstein) in the Balcomie Beds, Lower Carboniferous, East Fife

RA Batchelor^*

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School of Earth & Environmental Sciences

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A volcanogenic clay bed (tonstein) has been identified in the Balcomie Beds of the Inverclyde Group near Crail, East Fife. Its chemical composition suggests an undersaturated alkaline magma source. This horizon may be contemporaneous with the early Carboniferous Garleton Hills trachytic lavas of East Lothian (346 Ma). This would make it the earliest expression of Carboniferous volcanism preserved in Fife, and also the earliest occurrence of a tonstein in Fife.

Original language	English
Article number	sjg2020-019
Number of pages	3
Journal	Scottish Journal of Geology
Volume	57
Issue number	1
Early online date	29 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2020-019
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2021

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Volcaniclastic deposit (tonstein) in the Balcomie Beds, Lower Carboniferous, East Fife

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