A microstructural and fabric study of the Galway Granite, Connemara, western Ireland

Geological Magazine

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-95

  Baxter, S ^a   Graham, N T ^b   Feely, M ^a   Reavy, R J ^c   Dewey, J F ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UC Davis ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Emplacement; Fabrics; Granite; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FABRICS; TECTONICS;

CALEDONIDES; DEFORMATION ZONE; EMPLACEMENT; LATERAL EXPANSION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION; MINERAL FABRICS; STRAIN PATTERNS;

GRANITE;

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; GRANITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; TECTONICS;

CONNACHT; CONNEMARA; COUNTY GALWAY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 16644371671     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756804000378     Document Type: Article

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