Evidence for post-early Eocene tectonic activity in southeastern Ireland

Geological Magazine

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-118

  Cunningham, M J M ^a   Densmore, A L ^b   Allen, P A ^b   Phillips, W E A ^a   Bennett, S D ^a   Gallagher, K ^c   Carter, A ^d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Denudation; Fission track; Geomorphology; Ireland

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CATCHMENTS; DEFORMATION; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE;

APATITE FISSION TRACKS; CENOZOIC; DENUDATION; FISSION TRACK; GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS; IRELAND; LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS;

FISSION REACTIONS;

DENUDATION; EOCENE; FISSION TRACK DATING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TECTONICS; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

(SOUTHEAST); IRELAND;

EID: 0037594074     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756802007240     Document Type: Article

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