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Gneisses in the north-western part of County Mayo, Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. S. Sutton  and
M. D. Max
J. S. Sutton
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
M. D. Max
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Summary

A metamorphosed complex of basic and acid gneisses, which occurs in north-west County Mayo, Ireland, structurally underlies younger Moinian and Dalradian type metasediments. These gneisses are compared directly with the Lewisian ‘inliers’ of the western Highlands of Scotland.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 106 , Issue 3 , 04 June 1969 , pp. 284 - 290
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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