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Tertiary Acid Magmatism in NE Ireland

Nature Physical Science volume 240, pages 183–184 (1972)Cite this article

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WITHIN the Tertiary basalt pile of Northern Ireland, small outcrops of rhyolite occur along a NNW–SSE zone1. Comparison has been made with the nearby Tertiary granites of the Mourne Mountains2; and the relative ages2–5 and geochemical similarities2,6 of these two acid suites have been disputed.

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  1. Geology Department, Queen's University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland

    I. G. MEIGHAN & J. A. GAMBLE

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MEIGHAN, I., GAMBLE, J. Tertiary Acid Magmatism in NE Ireland. Nature Physical Science 240, 183–184 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci240183c0

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