Original paper
Mississippian (Dinantian) of Ireland and its geothermal potential
Pracht, Markus; Rogers, Russell; McConnell, Brian J.
Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften Band 172 Heft 3 (2021), p. 267 - 292
92 references
published: Dec 27, 2021
published online: Sep 9, 2021
manuscript accepted: Aug 6, 2021
manuscript revision received: May 11, 2021
manuscript revision requested: Apr 7, 2021
manuscript received: Feb 24, 2021
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Abstract
The Mississippian (Dinantian) rocks of Ireland are a main target for deep geothermal exploration in Ireland. Exploiting their potential as a future energy source is largely dependent on our understanding of their stratigraphy and structure. This article summarises the Lower and Middle Mississippian succession of Ireland incorporating new data from Geological Survey Ireland work in central-western Ireland. It includes a short summary of geothermal potential of the Dinantian basins derived from limited previous exploration and the GeoERA HotLime Project.
Keywords
Ireland • Carboniferous • Mississippian • Dinantian • Tournaisian • Viséan • shelf • Dublin Basin • Shannon Trough • Lough Allen Basin • marine transgression • stratigraphy • HotLime • geothermal energy