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Map sheet 44 (and accompanying memoir) of the series of 1:50,000 scale geological maps of Northern Ireland published by Geological Survey of Northern Ireland.
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There is access to a view of the fault at Mountfield Quarry, County Tyrone. This has been designated an
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This article about a specific United Kingdom geological feature is a
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Geological map of Ireland. The red line marks the Omagh Thrust Fault.
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geological fault
County Tyrone
structural
discontinuities
Northern Ireland
Highland Boundary Fault
Scotland
Caledonian orogeny
mountain building
Dalriadan
metamorphic
strata
Ordovician
Area of Special Scientific Interest
List of geological faults in Northern Ireland
Geology of Northern Ireland


Department of the Environment NI
Geological Society of Australia
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Geology
Northern Ireland
Volcanism
Antrim plateau
Benevenagh

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