IGA Lecture Wednesday by Zoom
“The Changing Roles of Long-lived Faults in Mountain
Belts: Examples from the Variscides of Southern Ireland”
Wednesday, 17th April 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
By Dr Pat Meere (University College Cork)
Abstract: Once initiated and developed, faults tend to have prolonged
activation histories that highly influence tectonic deformation, fluid flow, and
associated mineralisation in the brittle upper crust. The fault systems associated
with Devonian/Carboniferous crustal extension and subsequent Variscan crustal
shortening from southern Ireland offer an opportunity to explore the various
stages and roles of faults throughout their long lifespans. This talk will
primarily look at the temporal and spatial distribution of Variscan tectonic strain
across the northern margin of the Upper Devonian Munster Basin, which was
very much influenced by pre-collisional basin architecture, particularly by
inherited extensional fault systems.
Dr Pat Meere Biography
Dr Pat Meere is a structural geologist based in the School of Biological, Earth &Environmental Sciences at University College Cork. His main research interests are looking at deformation and structurally controlled fluid in foreland orogenic settings, particularly the Variscides of southern Ireland.
Date and Time: Wednesday, 17th April 2024, between 19:00 and 20:00 via
Zoom
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