 | | Fault gap N of shoulder of Slieve Gullion, just N of road from Sarah Daly's Bridge to Ballintemple viewpoint; rock face above bog shows liquid/liquid contacts between dolerite and granophyre, with curvilinear net-veining in basic igneous component. |
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| Site Type: | Crag | | Site Status: | ASSI | | Council area: | Newry, Mourne & Down District Council | | Grid Reference: | J02772308 | | Bing maps: | 54.14625,-6.42833 | | Google maps: | 54.14625,-6.42833 | | Rocks |
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| Rock Age: | Tertiary (Palaeogene) | | Rock Name: | Slieve Gullion Complex | | Rock Type: | Dolerite, Granophyre | | Interest |
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| Other interest: | net veins, Contact, Intrusion, Surrounding bogland is of botanical interest. |
| Summary of site: |
| The context for this site is given in the Slieve Gullion Ring – Overview, site 1118. | | This outcrop shows the convoluted lobes and crenulations of the contact between the high temperature molten dolerite of layer 4 and the cooler but still molten granophyre below. Net veining resulting from the interaction of the two is prominently displayed. | | This site is a key component of the suite of sites selected as the framework to our understanding of the evolution of Slieve Gullion and is internationally important. |
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