Earth Science Conservation Review

Noon's Hole-Arch Cave; Noon's Hole-Arch Cave SystemFermanagh
Summary Full report
Site Type: Cave, Cave System
Site Status: ASSI
Council area: Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
Grid Reference: H09364830
Bing maps: 54.38371,-7.85684
Google maps: 54.38371,-7.85684
Rocks
Rock Age: Quaternary, Carboniferous (Asbian, Holocene, Visean)
Rock Name: Dartry Limestone Formation, Glenade Sandstone Formation, Glencar Limestone Formation, Knockmore Limestone Member, Meenymore Formation
Rock Type: Breccia, Chert, Limestone
Interest
Minerals: Calcite
Fossil Groups: Crinoid
Other interest: bedding, fault, joints, rift, slickensides, breakdown, cave, cave pearls, clastic sediments, column, dendritic river cave, flowstone, gour pool, helictite, natural bridge, organic sediments, speleothem, stalactite, stalagmite, straw, sump
Summary of site:
A full description of this important and extensive cave is given in the general account of the system (Noon’s Hole – Arch Cave, Key Site 1161).

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