Evidence of the proto-Iceland plume in northwestern Ireland at 42 Ma from helium isotopes

L.A. Kirstein; M.J. Timmerman

doi:10.1144/jgs.157.5.923

Evidence of the proto-Iceland plume in northwestern Ireland at 42 Ma from helium isotopes

L.A. Kirstein, M.J. Timmerman

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Combined K-Ar and Ar-Ar dating of a xenolith-bearing alkaline dyke, previously considered to be of late Palaeozoic age, suggest a mid-Eocene age of c. 43 Ma, indicating that it is part of extensive rift-related Tertiary intrusive activity. High

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	923-927
Journal	Journal of the Geological Society (London)
Volume	157
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs.157.5.923
Publication status	Published - 2000

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Evidence of the proto-Iceland plume in northwestern Ireland at 42 Ma from helium isotopes

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