A Late Namurian (318Ma) 40Ar/39Ar age for kaersutite megacrysts from the Black Ball Head diatreme: An age limit for the Variscan deformation in south-west Ireland

Irish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn , Issue 22, 2004, Pages 33-43

  Pracht, Markus ^a   Timmerman, Martin Jan ^b,c  

^a Geological Survey of Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; DIATREME; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; NAMURIAN;

COUNTY CORK; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; MUNSTER [IRELAND]; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 9744250904     PISSN: 07901763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/ijes.2004.22.1.33     Document Type: Article

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