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The Central Ox Mountains (2022)
Book Chapter
Ryan, P. D., McCaffrey, K., Chew, D. M., Graham, J. R., & Long, B. (2022). The Central Ox Mountains. In P. D. Ryan (Ed.), A Field Guide to the Geology of Western Ireland (107-130). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97479-4_4

The Central Ox Mountains is a southwest—northeast trending inlier of Dalradian rocks, mostly attributed to the Argyll Group, that lie along a major fault, the Fair Head—Clew Bay Line (FCL). Deposition was associated with rift related magmatism. These... Read More about The Central Ox Mountains.

The Geology of Western Ireland: A Record of the ‘Birth’ and ‘Death’ of the Iapetus Ocean (2022)
Book Chapter
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

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 shor... Read More about The Geology of Western Ireland: A Record of the ‘Birth’ and ‘Death’ of the Iapetus Ocean.

The Jan Mayen microplate complex and the Wilson cycle (2018)
Book Chapter
Schiffer, C., Peace, A., Phethean, J., Gernigon, L., McCaffrey, K., Petersen, K., & Foulger, G. (2018). The Jan Mayen microplate complex and the Wilson cycle. In R. Wilson, G. Houseman, K. McCaffrey, A. Dore, & S. Buiter (Eds.), Fifty years of the Wilson cycle concept in plate tectonics (393-414). The Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/sp470.2

The opening of the North Atlantic region was one of the most important geodynamic events that shaped the present day passive margins of Europe, Greenland and North America. Although well-studied, much remains to be understood about the evolution of t... Read More about The Jan Mayen microplate complex and the Wilson cycle.

Geometric scaling of tabular igneous intrusions: implications for emplacement and growth (2017)
Book Chapter
Cruden, A., McCaffrey, K., & Bunger, A. (2018). Geometric scaling of tabular igneous intrusions: implications for emplacement and growth. In C. Breitkreuz, & S. Rocchi (Eds.), Physical geology of shallow magmatic systems : dykes, sills and laccoliths (11-38). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14084-1_1000

The horizontal (L) and vertical (T) dimensions of broadly tabular, sub-horizontal intrusions of mafic to felsic composition emplaced into shallow to mid-crustal levels of continental crust reveal two well-defined and continuous curves in log L vs. lo... Read More about Geometric scaling of tabular igneous intrusions: implications for emplacement and growth.

Occurrence and development of folding related to normal faulting within a mechanically heterogeneous sedimentary sequence: a case study from Inner Moray Firth, UK (2016)
Book Chapter
Lăpădat, A., Imber, J., Yielding, G., Iacopini, D., McCaffrey, K. J., Long, J. J., & Jones, R. R. (2016). Occurrence and development of folding related to normal faulting within a mechanically heterogeneous sedimentary sequence: a case study from Inner Moray Firth, UK. In C. Childs, R. E. Holdsworth, C. A. Jackson, T. Manzocchi, J. J. Walsh, & G. Yielding (Eds.), The geometry and growth of normal faults (373-394). The Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/sp439.18

Folds associated with normal faults are potential hydrocarbon traps and may impact the connectivity of faulted reservoirs. Well-calibrated seismic reflection data that image a normal fault system from the Inner Moray Firth basin, offshore Scotland, s... Read More about Occurrence and development of folding related to normal faulting within a mechanically heterogeneous sedimentary sequence: a case study from Inner Moray Firth, UK.

3D characterization of fracture systems using Terrestrial Laser Scanning: an example from the Lewisian basement of NW Scotland (2015)
Book Chapter
Pless, J., McCaffrey, K., Jones, R., Holdsworth, R., Conway, A., & Krabbendam, M. (2015). 3D characterization of fracture systems using Terrestrial Laser Scanning: an example from the Lewisian basement of NW Scotland. In F. Richards, N. Richardson, S. Rippington, R. Wilson, & C. Bond (Eds.), Industrial structural geology : principles, techniques and integration (125-141). The Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/sp421.14

Fractured gneiss lithologies form a basement-cored high, the Rona Ridge in the Faroe–Shetland Basin. Basement structures are known to play an important role in the petroleum system for the overlying giant Clair Field. An onshore analogue exposure in... Read More about 3D characterization of fracture systems using Terrestrial Laser Scanning: an example from the Lewisian basement of NW Scotland.

Styles, origins, and implications of syndepositional deformation structures in Ediacaran microbial carbonates (Nama Basin, Namibia) (2015)
Book Chapter
Winterleitner, G., Le Heron, D., Mapani, B., Vining, B., & McCaffrey, K. (2015). Styles, origins, and implications of syndepositional deformation structures in Ediacaran microbial carbonates (Nama Basin, Namibia). In D. Bosence, K. Gibbons, D. Le Heron, W. Morgan, T. Pritchard, & B. Vining (Eds.), Microbial Carbonates in Space and Time. Implications for Global Exploration and Production. The Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/sp418.12

Virtual fieldtrips for petroleum geoscientists (2010)
Book Chapter
McCaffrey, K., Hodgetts, D., Howell, J., Hunt, D., Imber, J., Jones, R., …Viseur, S. (2010). Virtual fieldtrips for petroleum geoscientists. In B. Vining, & S. Pickering (Eds.), Petroleum Geology: From Mature Basins to New Frontiers—Proceedings of the 7th Petroleum Geology Conference (19-26). Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/0070019

Vertical coupling and decoupling in the lithosphere (2004)
Book Chapter
Grocott, J., McCaffrey, K., Taylor, G., & Tikoff, B. (2004). Vertical coupling and decoupling in the lithosphere. In J. M. Grocott, T. K.j.w., G. K., & B. Tikoff (Eds.), ‘Vertical coupling and decoupling in the lithosphere’ (1-7). Geological Society of London Special Publication

Attachment formation during partitioning of oblique convergence in the Ketilidian orogen, South Greenland (2004)
Book Chapter
McCaffrey, K., Grocott, J., Garde, A., & Hamilton, M. (2004). Attachment formation during partitioning of oblique convergence in the Ketilidian orogen, South Greenland. In J. Grocott, K. McCaffrey, G. Taylor, & B. Tikoff (Eds.), Vertical coupling & decoupling in the lithosphere (231-248). The Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.2004.227.01.12

Subhorizontal attachment zones provide coupling between lithospheric layers in orogenic belts. A mid-crustal attachment zone is exposed in the Palaeoproterozoic Ketilidian orogen, south Greenland, which formed as a result of north-directed oblique co... Read More about Attachment formation during partitioning of oblique convergence in the Ketilidian orogen, South Greenland.

A quantitative study of the influence of pre-existing heterogeneities upon fracture-zone development during basement reactivation. (2001)
Book Chapter
Beacom, L., Holdsworth, R., McCaffrey, K., & Anderson, T. (2001). A quantitative study of the influence of pre-existing heterogeneities upon fracture-zone development during basement reactivation. In R. Holdsworth, R. Strachan, J. Magloughlin, & R. Knipe (Eds.), The Nature and Tectonic Significance of Fault Zone Weakening (195-211). Spec. Publ. Geol. Soc

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Fractures, fluid flow and Mineralisation: an Introduction. (1999)
Book Chapter
Lonergan, L., Wilkinson, J., & McCaffrey, K. (1999). Fractures, fluid flow and Mineralisation: an Introduction. In K. McCaffrey, L. Lonergan, & J. E. Wilkinson (Eds.), Fractures, Fluids Flow and Mineralisation (35-56). Geological Society Special Publication

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Influence of layering on vein systematics in line samples (1999)
Book Chapter
Gillespie, P., Loriga, L., Johnston, J., McCaffrey, K., Walsh, J., & Watterson, J. (1999). Influence of layering on vein systematics in line samples. In K. McCaffrey, L. Lonergan, & J. Wilkinson (Eds.), Fractures, Fluids Flow and Mineralisation (35-56). Geological Society Special Publication