#FridayFold An old picture of a limpet enjoying some beautiful folded greenschist-facies pelite in a rock pool near Thundergay, on the west coast of Arran. The pale bands are rich in fine-grained muscovite; the dark bands also have chlorite. The few rusty spots mark the position of pyrite crystals.
#Geology #Deformation #Folding #Metamorphic #Dalradian #Arran
Geology is such a great thing to study because it involves making so many connections through time and space, switching scales from the cosmic to the atomic. This means that challenge for this series of posts about the geology of the west of Ireland is going to be managing scope. So. Although I could start
Magma Mingling Monday.
Dark diorite intruded into #Dalradian #Migmatites, at or close to peak metamorphism.
Johnson & Fischer suggest the diffuse and cuspate contacts with the paler #Granite neosome indicate the migmatites were partially molten when the diorite was intruded.
Cairnbulg NE Scotland
I was proud to join the
Save Our Sperrins and Cooperate Against Mining in Omagh (CAMIO) anti-goldmining protest outside the courthouse in Omagh this morning. Our land and resources should be protected for future generations.
#SaveOurSperrins #Tyrone #Derry #Greencastle #Omagh #Sperrin #SperrinMountain #GoldMining #Ireland #ProtectOmagh #Dalradian #Cyanide
https://wearetyrone.com/news/anti-mining-groups-to-stage-24-hour-protest-in-omagh/
Local anti-mining groups are holding a 24-hour ‘sit-out and fast’ at Omagh Courthouse tonight. The protest, organised by Save Our Sperrins and Camio, will take place from 6pm-6pm across Tuesday and Wednesday. Both groups are strongly opposed to Dalradian’s plans for a goldmine and processesing plant at Greencastle. Cormac McAleer from Save Our Sperrins said the […]
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