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A virtual field trip to Portrush, Northern Ireland
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| Date: | 2016-10-11 18:58:31 |
| Blog: | Mountain Beltway  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2016/10/11/virtual-field-trip-portrush-northern-ireland/ |
Summary:
One of my favorite places in Northern Ireland is the east side of the peninsula that hosts the tourist town of Portrush. There, two early schools of geological thought engaged in a battle. The opposing sides were: the Neptunists, who thought all stratified rocks, and in particular basalt, must form from precipitation from the sea, and the Plutonists, who thought some rocks, including basalt, formed through intrusion of molten rock …Content analysis:
Keywords:
cenozoic
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