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Dunquin Group
Stratigraphic range: Llandovery- Wenlock
Type Group
Sub-unitsCroaghmarin, 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
CountryIreland
ExtentSouthwest 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

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

  1. ^ Higgs, K. and Williams, B. 2018 Geology of the Dingle Peninsula (guide and map) Geological Survey Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunquin Group
Stratigraphic range: Llandovery- Wenlock
Type Group
Sub-unitsCroaghmarin, 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
CountryIreland
ExtentSouthwest 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

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

  1. ^ Higgs, K. and Williams, B. 2018 Geology of the Dingle Peninsula (guide and map) Geological Survey Ireland

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