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Chalk from
Basalt quarry, Magheramorne, Glynn (Glynn Hill), Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Type:Chalk
Age information
Maximum recorded age:100.5 Ma
Minimum recorded age:66.0 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1100.5 to 66.0 MaLate/Upper CretaceousUlster White Limestone Group
Sample references:
1Ulster White Limestone Group
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalk data
Locality Data:Click here to view Basalt quarry, Magheramorne, Glynn (Glynn Hill), Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1093949
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1093949:1
GUID (UUID V4):95f28fef-e648-409a-83bb-a795ab3b5358
Nearest other occurrences of Chalk
5.3km (3.3 miles) Carneal, Glenoe, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
14.7km (9.1 miles) Scawt Hill, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Geology around the University Towns: North-East Ireland-The Belfast Area by J. K. CHARLESWORTH and J. PRESTON...Gullion and its Ring-Dyke IV. Antrim Coast Road: Belfast to Ballycas1le V. Antrim CoasL: Murlough Bay-Portrush-Belfast...1958 PRICE; THREE SHILLINGS . .• North-East Ireland: the Belfast Area b�· J. k. CHARLESWORTH and J...a short early morning sailing from Stranraer to Larne, or in su111111er by daylight sailings from Stranraer...Proceed up the Cave Hill Road of Belfast into the Cave Hill Quarry where the Chalk (underlain by RJ1aetic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
493 SUMMER FIELD MEETING, 1935. NORTH-EAST IRELAND. August 13th to 23rd, 1935. Report by Professor J...Belfast , from 13th August to roth August , and th e Antrim Arms Hot el, Ballycast le, from roth August to...several horizons of the Cretac eous rocks, except the Chalk itself, and th en pro ceeded to Scrabo. Th e Director...The members entered the Scrabo quarries at th e northern end, where lunch was taken, and work ed syst ematically...by coach. A halt was first made at the northern end of the hill Seeconn eIl, where the biotite-pyroxenite
Report (issue)
Geological Survey of Northern Ireland Sources of aggregate in Northern Ireland Second edition REPORT...the geological survey of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and for the programmes of British Technical...Report No. 77 /1 Sources of aggregate in Northern Ireland I. B. Cameron Second edition E. N. Calvert-Harrison...Stationery Office 197 7 The Geological Survey of Northern lrelar1d is part of the Institute of Geological...is financed by the Department of Commerce, Northern Ireland. 1st edition 1970, published as Report No
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The sub-basaltic surface in northeast Ireland and its significance for interpreting the Tertiary history...2000 . The sub-basa ltic surface in nort heast Ireland and its significance for interpreting the Tertiary...Geologists' Association, 111, 32 1-336. In northeast Ireland a striki ng unconform ity exists between late Cretaceo...Formation) and Paleocene, subaerially emplaced, basalt flows (Antrim Lava Group) above . Th e well-cemented nature...thermal or loading effects associated with the Antrim Lava Group. However, the geomorphology of the palaeokar
Book (edition)
1 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORTHERN IRELAND Geology of the country around Carrickfergus and Bangor Blacl<...the younger strata and volcanic rocks of County Antrim to the north. Although the area has been dealt...extension of the Southern Uplands Fault into Northern Ireland is discussed in the chapter dealing with geophysical...finding buried coal and hydrocarbons in south-east Antrim are also considered. In order to keep the price...dolerite dyke and built mosLly of dolerite and basalt blocks with coigns of pale cream-coloured Permian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
or Insular Division .................. (5) The Northern Division ................................... IL...so conspicuous a feature in the North-east of Ireland, have been practically neglected. Two observers...on, the Geolo~sts' Association's visit to County Antrim, under the guidance of Mr. A. McHenry ; the second... Vol. 53.] THe, CRETACEOUS SlltATA OF COUNTY ANTRIM. 541 My thanks are due to the following members...1. 2. 3. 4. 5. White Limestone or Hard Chalk. Chloritie Chalk. Chloritic Sands and Sandstones. Grey Marls
Journal (issue)
EARTH SCIENCE Magazine of the ES2k Group Ireland In this Issue: Mineral Crystals Life Drilling Offshore...2000 – raising awareness of Earth science across Ireland Chairperson: Matthew Parkes; Secretary: Catherine...(Website Editor), David Kirk (Publicity Coordinator); Co-opted: Bernard Anderson, John Arthurs, Marie Cowan...Ian Enlander and Enda Gallagher. Earth Science Ireland is published by Earth Science 2000, Belfast and...good to have up-beat reports from groups visiting Ireland to see our landscapes and rocks. I enjoyed putting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Analytical methods New age determinations (A) Plateau Basalt volcanism (S) Intrusive complexes Conclusions References...episode of basalt lava eruption in Northern British Tertiary volcanic province are listed and Ireland may not...in the ages of rocks from Mull, Staffa, Arran, Antrim, Eocene. the Mountains of Mourne, Carlingford,...Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde, in northeast Ireland, on L u n d y island in the Bristol C h a n n e...x29, t973, PP. 4t9-443, 6 figs. Printed in Northern Ireland. Downloaded from http://jgs.lyellcollection
Report (chapter)
Guide: Basins and petroleum geology in the north of Ireland JOHN PARNELL, BRYAN MONSON & JIM BUCKMAN Department...Belfast, Belfast B T7 1NN, UK Introduction to basins in the north of Ireland The pre-Devonian terranes...terranes of the north of Ireland consist, from northwest to southeast, of Dalradian and Moinian rocks forming...an Ordovician volcanic terrane which crops out in Co. Tyrone, and the Ordovician- Silurian Longford- Down...Sandstone) sediments which constitute the Fintona Block in Co. Tyrone. The outcrop of Carboniferous rocks (Fig
Report (issue)
SCIENCES Geological Survey of Northern Ireland Lithostratigraphy of the Chalk (Ulster White Limestone Formation)...Formation) in Northern Ireland • • • •• • • • • • . ,. • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • ••...Lithostratigraphy of the Chalk Ulster White Limestone Formation in Northern Ireland T. P. Fletcher London:...Lithostratigraphy of the Chalk (Ulster White Limestone Formation) in Northern Ireland. Rep. Inst. Geol. Sci...Formation Pre-Larry Bane Chalk White Limestone Larry Bane Chalk Member Post-Larry Bane Chalk White Limestone References
Journal (issue)
EARTH SCIENCE Magazine of the ES2k Group Ireland In this Issue: Offshore Gas Life at Uni Wild Geese...2000 – raising awareness of Earth science across Ireland Chairperson: Matthew Parkes; Secretary: Catherine...(Website Editor), David Kirk (Publicity Coordinator); Co-opted: Bernard Anderson, John Arthurs, Marie Cowan...Ian Enlander and Enda Gallagher. Earth Science Ireland is published by Earth Science 2000, Belfast and...so. Earth science haven Limestone Bar, Moneymore, Co. Londonderry. Exterior is quarried Cretaceous Ulster
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
petrochemical study of the Tertiary lavas of north-east Ireland. EDWARD M. PATTERSON Department of Geology and...1952) ABSTRACT The Tertiary lavaa of north-east Ireland consist principally of olivine-bsaalt, together...together with subordinate amounta of tholeiitic basalt and rare quartz-trachyte, rhyolite and rhyolitic obsidian...INTRODUCTION The Tertiary lavas of north-east Ireland cover an area of some 1550 square miles and are...revision of the succession in the north part of County Antrim [2]. There is little doubt however that the dominant
Book
LIBRARY j s i~sc_::. HISTORICAL GEOLOGY OF' IRELAND Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2023 with...org/details/historicalgeolog0000jkch HISTORICAL GEOLOGY OF IRELAND BY J. K. CHARLESWORTH C. B.E., D .Sc., PH.D....been attempted for Ireland since Cole and Hallissy's Handbook of the Geology of Ireland of 1924: the author's...author's Geology of Ireland: An Introduction ( r 953) had in mind the elementary student or the general...improve our knowledge of the various systems in Ireland. Many problems, however, await their final solution
Report (chapter)
2015 Post-Permian basin history of northeast Ireland ROBERT J. M c C A F F R E Y l & N O E L M c C...Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK 23 Drumlea View, Downpatrick, Co. Down, BT30 6SZ, UK Abstract: Basin histories...for Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata in northeast Ireland have been constrained with the help of computer-contoured...separates the Rathlin Trough from the Lough Neagh-Larne Basin. The dcvciopment of these basins was controlled...A long-lived structural high in the Lough Neagh-Larne Basin, the Knockagh axis, is inferred to be a major
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Some Observations on the Antrim Basalts and Associated Dolerite Intrusions by G. P. L. WALKER Received...characters of the Tertiary basalt lavas and minor intrusions of north-eastern Ireland. Individual lava flows...six miles. Basalt pegmatites are described which bear sodalite, a mineral new to Ireland. Composite lava...lava flows are recorded for the first time in Ireland. Several examples have been located, and in each...but unchilled contact, are of olivine-basalt and picrite-basalt respectively. The lavas are associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
p is jJY;lIteti all f ape ,..suitable for usater-co/our, VI. T tie narrow nnsttadcd a1'cas on tlu:...'o zl'" L ou.!Jh- JVR..ajllv. GEOLOGICAL MAP OF CO UNTY AN TRDI, By A. ~ IcIlE:\RY S(t"~' 4 tI, J...~1lI \t.) . ) 12 9 SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CO. ANTRIM. BvALEX. McHENRY ~I.R.I.A., ofthe Geological...SZI1vey of Ireiand, Read 5th Juty, I895.) County Antrim is particularly interesting to the Irish T H Egeologist...occurs throughout Ireland. Beginning with the older formations, we have, in the northern portion of the
Report (issue)
Report No. 70/5 Sources of aggregate in Northern Ireland I. B. Cameron B.Sc. London: Her Majesty's...Cameron, I. B. 1970. Sources of aggregate in Northern Ireland. Rep. No. 70/5, Inst.geol.Sci., 29 pp. . 11...in Northern Ireland' is a handbook intended for consumers and producers of aggregate in Northern Ireland...assist the quarry industry in meeting their demands. The statistical information and the quarry list are...material supplied by the Ministry of Commerce. A quarry list and statistics of mineral production are prepared
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
T H - E A S T COAST OF B.A., TRLN. COLL., IRELAND. CAMBRIDGE. Tlie grandeur, so distinctive of...narrow strip, we find the only representatives in Ireland of those Mesozoic deposits, which occupy such a... or whether the geological history closed for Ireland in the carboniferous period, to be taken up again...deposit par excellence, of which the rock surface of Ireland is composed. The deposits before mentioned, are...manufacturing prosperity of Ireland, for, though the carboniferous limestone occurs in Ireland in such great force
Report (issue)
S STATIONERY OFFICE: AND SOLD BY ALEX. THOl\{ & co. (T..IMITED), 87, 88, & 89, ABBEY �STREET, TJIE QUEEN'S...FIGGIS, & CO., 104:, GRAFT(lN-STREET. LONDON� LONGl\fANS & Co., P.A.TER�osTER-Ro\V; TRUBNER & Co., LunoATE-HlLL;...LunoATE-HlLL; J..ETTS, SON, & Co. (L11\1ITE1>), 33, K1No W1T,LIAM-STRBET, E.C.; E. Srl,ANFORD, 65, CHARINO...Cretaceous-Beds-Upper Greensand, • • • • Upper Chalk, • • '' • • • • • • Tertiary Volcanic Rocks, • ...Pavement and Pisolitic Iron Ore, • • • • • Upper Basalt, • • • • • • • • • Post Pliocene (Lower Boulder
Report (chapter)
Iowa on June 30, 2015 Tectonic evolution of the Larne Basin ROB SHELTON Department of Geology, School...Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland Present address: Shell Exploration and Production...between Northern Ireland and SW Scotland. A proportion of the basin lies onshore Northern Ireland, with...Greensand and Chalk. Early Tertiary (Palaeocene) uplift and NE--SW extension led to extensive basalt extrusion... A proportion of the basin is onshore Northem Ireland, with an offshore continuation into the North Channel
Journal (issue)
EARTH SCIENCE Magazine of the ES2k Group Ireland In this Issue: Geopark 25th Sea Level Change Valentia...Gold News Book Reviews Treasure Ireland Rocky Visitors Rock Star Quarry News And more …. ISSN 1753-5271...2000 – raising awareness of Earth science across Ireland Chairperson: Matthew Parkes; Secretary: Catherine...(Website Editor), David Kirk (Publicity Coordinator); Co-opted: Bernard Anderson, John Arthurs, Marie Cowan...Ian Enlander and Enda Gallagher. Earth Science Ireland is published by Earth Science 2000, Belfast and
Book (edition)
Front cover Operations in the Welton Chalk at Melton Ross Quarry, Singleton Birch Ltd., near Brigg, North...Britain and Northern Ireland (the latter is an agency service for the government of Northern Ireland), and...email bgslondon@bgs.ac.uk Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Colby House, Stranmillis Court, Belfast BT9...Figures 1 An extract from Hunt’s 1858 listing of Quarry Returns 2 Current distribution of BRITPITS database...resources and workings in the UK in 2014 4 Limestone resources and workings in the UK in 2014 5 Sand and Gravel
Journal (issue)
ES2k is promoting earth science in the north of Ireland. A County Tyrone farmer once said to a former colleague...responsibility to speak out. We all know that the north of Ireland is one of the best places in Europe to be teaching...must go to a university outside the northern twelve counties of Ireland. Maybe this will change one day....Steering Group to join us and form what will be an Ireland-wide ES2k. At the recent AGM a gradual expansion...agreed and representatives for the rest of Ireland have been co-opted onto the committee. Just the fact
Report (issue)
,.,.�•. • • • "' ' GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND MINISTRY OF COMMERCE MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL...copyright 1970 Published for the Government of Northern Ireland by HER. MAJESTY�S STATIONERY OFFICE To... .. Price £2 0s Od net Printed in Norther,i Ireland I • -i SBN 337 06009 6 I i PREFACE TO THE...DWARD HULL Director of the Geological Survey of Ireland Geological Survey Office 12th May 1871 • I • ...(gravity and aeromagnetic) of the whole of Northern Ireland carried out by the Geophysical Department
Report (issue)
1894) IN THE UNITED KINGD0~1 OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AND THE PREP.A.RED BY HIS ISLE OF MAN. ~IAJESTY'S...Act in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Isle of Man, for the Year 1914. The Quarries...address of thA owner, the na1ne and situation of the quarry, the name of agent or manager , date of signature...t and Ironstone open workings No. 2 DIVISroN.-NoRTHERN. Cum,berla.nd DUiham ... Lancashire (detached...277 4 DJVISION.-LANCASHIRE, NoRTII vV ALEs AND IRELAND. Cheshire (part) ... Lancashire (except detached
 
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