Rum Igneous Complex
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The Rum Igneous Complex is a major Paleogene intrusive rock formation on the Isle of Rum in Scotland, renowned for its layered ultrabasic and basic rocks that provide key insights into magmatic and volcanic processes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleogene intrusive complex
ⓘ
igneous complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mull Igneous Complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleogene volcanism in northwest Scotland ⓘ Skye Igneous Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formationProcess |
crystal settling
ⓘ
cumulate formation ⓘ intrusion of mafic and ultramafic magmas ⓘ magmatic differentiation ⓘ multiple intrusive episodes ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleogene ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Paleocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExposure | surface exposures across central Rum ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central intrusive complex
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cone-sheets ⓘ cumulate layering ⓘ erosionally exposed plutonic rocks ⓘ igneous layering ⓘ layered basic rocks ⓘ layered mafic–ultramafic intrusion ⓘ layered ultrabasic rocks ⓘ magma chamber remnants ⓘ rhythmic layering ⓘ ring-dyke structures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Inner Hebrides
NERFINISHED
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Isle of Rum NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | North Atlantic Igneous Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | located within the Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve ⓘ |
| rockType |
basic rock
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dolerite ⓘ gabbro ⓘ granophyre ⓘ olivine gabbro ⓘ peridotite ⓘ troctolite ⓘ ultrabasic rock ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
classic example of layered mafic–ultramafic intrusion
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important for understanding magma chamber dynamics ⓘ important for understanding volcanic plumbing systems ⓘ key locality for studying magmatic processes ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
economic geology
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igneous petrology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
North Atlantic rifting
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early opening of the North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
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