Aeolian cross-stratification in the Devonian of the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
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- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 108 (2) , 151-158
Abstract
Cross-stratified units, of the order of 1 to 12 m thick, are described from the Devonian Slieve Mish Group in the Dingle Peninsula of south-west Ireland. They are composed entirely of purplish-red or yellowish-grey and violet, medium- to fine-grained sandstone. An aeolian origin for this cross-stratification is indicated by the large size and morphology of the fore-sets, the excellent sorting of the sandstones and the associated evidence of aridity in a continental environment within a restricted basin.Keywords
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