| 单词 | highland boundary fault |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHighland Boundary Fault Highland Boundary Fault n. Geology a major geological fault zone extending across Scotland from the Firth of Clyde on the west coast to Stonehaven on the east; cf. Highland fault n. ΚΠ 1896 43rd Rep. Dept. Sci. & Art Comm. Council Educ. 297 in Parl. Papers (C. 7941) XXX. 1 Further south, towards the Highland boundary-fault, the older granite shows itself in short thick sills and veins. 1901 A. Geikie Scenery & Geol. Scotl. (ed. 3) iii. 64 The line of the Highland boundary fault runs out to sea immediately to the north of Stonehaven. 1929 J. W. Gregory in J. W. Evans & C. J. Stubblefield Handbk. Geol. Great Brit. i. 10 The Middle Devonian age of the Highland Boundary Fault is shown near Loch Lomond. 2003 Scotl. Mag. July 47/1 The National Park is bisected by the Highland Boundary Fault, which divides the Lowlands from the Highlands. < as lemmas |
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