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Brecciated lavas from County Limerick, Ireland, and their significance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

P. Strogen
P. Strogen
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Dept. of Geology, University College, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Summary

Field relations of Carboniferous lavas in Limerick indicate that flow took place in shallow water in many cases. A possible flow mechanism is proposed for these lavas. Brecciation of the flows took place after emplacement due to steam release from underlying limestones, which frequently became thixotropic and injected upwards into the denser lava.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 110 , Issue 4 , July 1973 , pp. 351 - 364
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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