| 词条 | Dunquin Group |
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| name = Dunquin Group | image = | caption = | type = Group | age = Llandovery-Wenlock | period = Silurian | prilithology = Siltstone | otherlithology = Pyroclastics, lava, ignimbrite, slate | namedfor = Dunquin | namedby = | region = Munster | country = {{IRL}} | coordinates = | unitof = | subunits = Croaghmarin, Drom point, Mill Cove, Clogher Head, Ferriter's Cove, Foilnamahagh & Coosglass Slate Formations | underlies = Dingle Group (unconformity) | overlies = | thickness = | extent = Southwest Ireland | area = | map = | map_caption = }} 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 stratigraphyThe 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. References1. ^Higgs, K. and Williams, B. 2018 Geology of the Dingle Peninsula (guide and map) Geological Survey Ireland 6 : Geological groups|Geologic formations of Ireland|Silurian System of Europe|Silurian Ireland|Siltstone formations|Slate formations |
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