Oroclinal bending in the Caledonides of western Ireland: a mid-Palaeozoic feature controlled by a pre-existing structural grain
The Caledonides of the west of Ireland mark a segment of the Caledonian-Appalachian orogen where the structural grain swings from the NE-SW trend that typifies the Caledonides of northern Britain to an E-W orientation. The origin of this arcuate structure has previously been proposed to be either pr...
Main Authors: | Mac Niocaill, C, Smethurst, M, Ryan, P |
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Format: | Conference item |
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1998
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