The Geology of Western Ireland: A Record of the ‘Birth’ and ‘Death’ of the Iapetus Ocean

Paul D. Ryan; David M. Chew; Robert A. Cliff; Alessandra Costanzo; J. Stephen Daly; John F. Dewey; Martin Feely; Rose Fitzgerald; Michael J. Flowerdew; John R. Graham; Bernard E. Leake; Barry Long; Claire A. McAteer; Ken McCaffrey; William McCarthy; Julian F. Menuge; Ian S. Sanders; Ray Scanlon; Bruce W.D. Yardley

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97479-4_11

The Geology of Western Ireland: A Record of the ‘Birth’ and ‘Death’ of the Iapetus Ocean

Paul D. Ryan
, David M. Chew
, Robert A. Cliff
, Alessandra Costanzo
, J. Stephen Daly
, John F. Dewey
, Martin Feely
, Rose Fitzgerald
, Michael J. Flowerdew
, John R. Graham
, Bernard E. Leake
, Barry Long
, Claire A. McAteer
, Ken McCaffrey
, William McCarthy
, Julian F. Menuge
, Ian S. Sanders
, Ray Scanlon
, Bruce W.D. Yardley

Earth & Ocean Sciences

Trinity College Dublin
University of Leeds
University College Dublin
University of Oxford
CASP
Cardiff University
Geological Survey of Ireland
Durham University
University of St Andrews

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This chapter reviews the evidence found in the remarkable and varied geology of western Ireland (Fig. 1) for the opening and the closing of the Iapetus Ocean adjacent to the Laurentian margin.The geology visited is briefly reviewed along with a short summary of its likely tectonic significance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Springer Geology
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	405-421
Number of pages	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97479-4_11
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Name	Springer Geology
ISSN (Print)	2197-9545
ISSN (Electronic)	2197-9553

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Ryan, P. D., Chew, D. M., Cliff, R. A., Costanzo, A., Daly, J. S., Dewey, J. F., Feely, M., Fitzgerald, R., Flowerdew, M. J., Graham, J. R., Leake, B. E., Long, B., McAteer, C. A., McCaffrey, K., McCarthy, W., Menuge, J. F., Sanders, I. S., Scanlon, R., & Yardley, B. W. D. (2022). The Geology of Western Ireland: A Record of the ‘Birth’ and ‘Death’ of the Iapetus Ocean. In Springer Geology (pp. 405-421). (Springer Geology). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97479-4_11

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