The geology of Ireland consists of the study of the rock formations on the island of Ireland. It includes rocks from every age from Proterozoic to Holocene and a large variety of different rock types is represented.

One of the most interesting aspects of the geology of Ireland is studying its origins. Studies of plate tectonics tell us that Ireland once had a very different setting. Hundreds of millions of years ago the land that makes up Ireland as we know it today existed on two continents known as Laurentia and Gondwana that were separated by an ocean ...

The geology of Ireland charts the opening and closing of the Iapetus Ocean, opening of the North Atlantic Ocean, movement from close to the South Pole, through the southern mid-latitudes, the southern tropics, equator, northern tropics, northern mid-latitudes and to current location.

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2022年3月28日 · Ireland’s geological heritage is nearly 2 billion years old and has helped shape the history of the island. Zoom into the map on the right which shows the geology map of Ireland: Can you see the terrain changing with different rock types?

The geology of Ireland charts the opening and closing of the Iapetus Ocean, the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean, and the joining and movement of Ireland from the Southern Hemisphere to Ireland’s current location in the Northern Hemisphere.

2013年1月1日 · Ireland has a rich and varied geological history that extends back over 2 billion years. All the major rock types, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic, are represented in a

In Ireland, two main orogenic phases were associated with the closure of the Iapetus Ocean: an Early–Middle Ordovician (475–460 Ma) phase, termed the Grampian Orogeny, and an Early Devonian (400 Ma) phase, termed the Acadian Orogeny. Together these two orogenies are the main components of the so-called Caledonian orogenic cycle (see Chapter 4).

Ireland's geological history includes a wide range of elements, from volcanism and tropical seas to the last glacial period. Ireland was formed in two distinct parts, which slowly joined, uniting about 440 million years ago.

The Geology of Ireland is the definitive guide to the geology of the island of Ireland as a whole. This completely revised edition has been updated to reflect the ten years of research undertaken since the last edition was written. For the first time the work is presented with colour illustration, where appropriate, throughout the text.