Glacio‐dynamic structures from the Blackwater Formation, Co. Wexford, Ireland

A series of large‐scale glacio‐dynamic structures exposed in 10 km of coastal cliff cut through the Screen Hills kame‐morainc, Co. Wexford. Ireland, is descrihed. The structures range from simple ovcrfolds to complex multiple thrusts, have a consistent structural trend, and result from marginal defo...

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Published in:Boreas
Main Authors: THOMAS, GEOFFREY S. P., SUMMERS, A. JOHN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1984
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1984.tb00053.x
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Summary:A series of large‐scale glacio‐dynamic structures exposed in 10 km of coastal cliff cut through the Screen Hills kame‐morainc, Co. Wexford. Ireland, is descrihed. The structures range from simple ovcrfolds to complex multiple thrusts, have a consistent structural trend, and result from marginal deformation by an ice‐sheet moving from the NE. The relationship between the structures and other, gcomorphic and stratigraphic components is resolved into a simple model of repeated ice‐marginal oscillation during a phase of overall glacial retreat.