Earth Science Conservation Review
| Ederny Quarry - Structural | Fermanagh |
| Site Type: | Quarry (disused) |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H224640 |
| Google maps: | 54.52434,-7.65404 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Carboniferous (Visean) |
| Rock Name: | Ballyshannon Limestone Formation, Bundoran Shale Formation, Crockanaver Limestone Member, Dromore Sandstone Member, Ederny Limestone Member, Mullaghmore Sandstone, Skea Sandstone Member |
| Rock Type: | Limestone, Shale |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | anticline, fault, syncline |
Introduction:
Ederny Quarry is situated in the townland of Aghaleague, about 1km south of Ederny (Fig. 28).
Ederny Quarry contains a major Caledonian fault with evidence that it was reactivated during the Variscan Orogeny. There are also a number of minor folds attributable to Variscan deformation.
Ederny Quarry contains a major Caledonian fault with evidence that it was reactivated during the Variscan Orogeny. There are also a number of minor folds attributable to Variscan deformation.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Ederny Quarry - Structural, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=657. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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