Dunquin Group
Appearance
Dunquin Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Llandovery-Wenlock | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Croaghmarin, Drom point, Mill Cove, Clogher Head, Ferriter's Cove, Foilnamahagh & Coosglass Slate Formations |
Underlies | Dingle Group (unconformity) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | Pyroclastics, lava, ignimbrite, slate |
Location | |
Region | Munster |
Country | Ireland |
Extent | Southwest Ireland |
Type section | |
Named for | Dunquin |
The Dunquin Group is a Silurian lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in the Dingle peninsula, Munster, Ireland. The name is derived from the village of Dunquin (Irish: Dun Chaoin) where the strata are exposed within an inlier on hillsides and in coastal sections at the extreme western end of the peninsula.[1]
Lithology and stratigraphy
[edit]The Group comprises siltstones, slates and a variety of extrusive igneous rocks from the Croaghmarin, Drom Point, Mill Cove, Clogher Head, Ferriter's Cove, Foilnamahagh and Coosglass Slate formations of Silurian age. The siltstones are frequently fossiliferous.
References
[edit]- ^ Higgs, K. and Williams, B. 2018 Geology of the Dingle Peninsula (guide and map) Geological Survey Ireland