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The Highland Border Ridge of North-east Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

D. J. Sanderson
D. J. Sanderson
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Department of Geology, The University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU
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Summary

The Highland Border Ridge is a present day positive physiographic element whose activity can be traced back to Devonian time. A change from a distant Lower Dalradian to a nearby Middle and Upper Dalradian source area during Lower Old Red Sandstone times reflects the initial development of the ridge. A model for ridge uplift is outlined and some of its implications discussed.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 107 , Issue 6 , November 1970 , pp. 531 - 538
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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