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Metamorphism of Caledonian Metadolerites in North-west County Mayo, Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. D. Max
M. D. Max
Affiliation:
Irish Geological Survey, 14 Hume Street, Dublin Republic of Ireland
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Summary

Caledonian dolerite dykes in northwest County Mayo, Ireland, are differentially metamorphosed with volumes of largely unmetamorphosed dolerite grading into marginal amphibole schists with no preserved igneous textures. Deformation controlled the extent of the metamorphism. The lack of a significant differential strain in the volumes of preserved igneous rock is considered to be the cause of the preservation.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 107 , Issue 6 , November 1970 , pp. 539 - 548
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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