The Caledonian strike-swing and associated lineaments in NW Ireland and adjacent areas: Sedimentation, deformation and igneous intrusion patterns

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-360

  Hutton, D H W ^a   Alsop, G I ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonian Orogeny; Granites; Ireland; Lineaments

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; DEFORMATION; GRANITE; LINEAMENT; MAGMATISM; SEDIMENTATION;

IRELAND;

EID: 0029750053     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.3.0345     Document Type: Article

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