Duration - 01/05/2021 - 30/04/2022
Research Geoscientist - Rob Doyle
Principal Investigators - Koen Torremans and John Walsh
Funding - iCRAG (Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences) project funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI),
and cofunded by the European Regional Development Fund, in collaboration with the Geological Survey Ireland
and iCRAG industry partners.
Project description
Changes in sedimentary environments and their associated lithofacies reflect the basin, structural and thermal evolution of the Irish Carboniferous, and
they exercise a major control on the distribution of stratigraphic units hosting Irish Zn-Pb mineral deposits. This project will investigate the principal
regional lithofacies variations in the Irish Carboniferous through time, the extent to which this is punctuated by the evolving fault kinematics and their
relationship to the development of Carboniferous (sub)basins. The research will involve the creation of an integrated lithostratigraphic scheme, the
construction of palaeogeographical time slice maps and the analysis of basin subsidence and sediment infill in key areas. The project objectives are to
provide new insights into expected carbonate lithofacies variations at regional and fault block scales, establish the geometry and evolution of Carboniferous
basins, and help de-risk the increasingly deeper exploration for the host-rocks of potential Irish Zn-Pb deposits.
Contact: Rob Doyle
Tel: +353 85 1507523
EMAIL