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

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

Abstract

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.

Citation

Ryan, P. D., Chew, D. M., Cliff, R. A., Costanzo, A., Daly, J. S., Dewey, J. F., …Yardley, B. W. (2022). The Geology of Western Ireland: A Record of the ‘Birth’ and ‘Death’ of the Iapetus Ocean. In P. D. Ryan (Ed.), A Field Guide to the Geology of Western Ireland (405-421). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97479-4_11

• Online Publication Date: Jul 17, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Sep 27, 2022
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Pages: 405-421
• Series Title: Springer Geology (Springer Geology Field Guides)
• Book Title: A Field Guide to the Geology of Western Ireland
• Chapter Number: 10
• ISBN: 978-3-030-97478-7
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97479-4_11