Earth Science Conservation Review

Mournes - The Granites - OverviewDown
Summary Full report
Site Type: Mountains
Council area: Newry, Mourne & Down District Council
Grid Reference: J1815
Bing maps: 54.07113,-6.19743
Google maps: 54.07113,-6.19743
Rocks
Rock Age: Tertiary (Eocene)
Rock Name: Granite
Rock Type: Basalt, Felsite, Granite, Greisen, Greisenized Granite, Porphyry, Quartz porphyry
Interest
Minerals: Beryl, Cassiterite, Chrysoberyl, Fayalite, Fluorite, Hematite, Peridot, Stilbite, Topaz, Vermiculite, Zinnwaldite
Other interest: cone-sheet, drusy, dyke, laccolith, magma mixing, multiple intrusion, ring-dyke, ring-fault, stoping, xenocrysts, xenoliths, Contact, Intrusion

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