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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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BADCALLIAN, adj. Geol. A metamorphism in the stratigraphy of the N.W Highlands estimated to date about 2600 million years ago (1973 Evans & Lambert Geol. Soc. Newletter 2. (5) 6).
[From Badcall in Rossshire.]
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