# Detrital zircon, apatite and rutile ages match the Orcadian Basin and exclude Wales and England.

> Detrital zircon, apatite and rutile ages match the Orcadian Basin and exclude Wales and England.

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# Detrital zircon, apatite and rutile ages match the Orcadian Basin and exclude Wales and England.

Detrital zircon, apatite and rutile ages match the Orcadian Basin and exclude Wales and England.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The stone came from the mainland Orcadian Basin, in Caithness or around the Moray Firth.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPJRM1Z47/the-stone-came-from-the-mainland-orcadian-basin-in-caithness)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Detrital zircon, apatite and rutile ages match the Orcadian Basin and exclude Wales and England. [Evidence EVD0CRWPK0E54XJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CRWPK0E54XJ
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