Citation: Keary, R. 1969 Variations in the biogenic carbonate content of beach sands on the south coast of Ireland. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society 3A: 193-202
Number of Pages: 10
Volume Part: 18
Keywords: France, Geology, Gravel, Littoral, Marine, Oceanography, Sand, Scotland, Sediment
Abstract: Samples of littoral sand from the south and southeast coasts of Ireland show a gradual decrease in biogenic carbonate content from west to east. Comparisons are made with material from the west of Ireland, N. Scotland and Brittany and the existence of a carbonate rich province along the Atlantic coasts of western Europe is proposed. An attempt is made to explain the existence of such a high-latitude carbonate rich area in oceanographic terms.