The geology of Western Ireland: A record of the ‘birth’ and ‘death’ of the Iapetus Ocean

This chapter reviews the evidence found in the remarkable and varied geology of western Ireland 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.

Publication Details

  • Type

    Book Section

  • Title

    The geology of Western Ireland: A record of the ‘birth’ and ‘death’ of the Iapetus Ocean

  • Year

    2022

  • Author(s)

    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., Ray Scanlon, R. and Yardley, B.W.D.

  • Editor(s)

    Ryan, P.D.

  • Book Title

    A Field Guide to the Geology of Western Ireland

  • Publisher

    Springer Geology

  • Page(s)

    405-421

  • URL

    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97479-4_11

  • People

Charity and Education