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The Pre-Cambrian rocks of the N.E. Ox Mountains, Eire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. G. Lemon
G. G. Lemon
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University College, P.O. Box 78, Cardiff CF1 1XL
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Summary

Moinian and Dalradian metamorphic rocks occur in the north-east extension of the Ox Mountains. The petrology and migmatization of the Moinian are discussed and Dalradian rocks are described for the first time from this area. Reference is made to the structure and brief comparisons are made with adjacent areas. The status of the so-called ‘eclogites’ in the Moinian is also discussed.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , May 1971 , pp. 193 - 199
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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