Dataset Information

DOI: 10.60520/IEDA/114400

Bulk-rock (WD-XRF) and mineral chemistry (EPMA) data from layered gabbros of the Paleogene Carlingford Complex (Ireland)

Creator(s):
Beckwith, Jack; ORCID: 0009-0007-3065-686X
Stock, Michael J
Holness, Marian B
Cooper, Mark R
Andersen, Jens C Ø
Huber, Christian
Chew, David M
Higgins, Oliver
Carter, Elliot J
Broom-Fendley, Sam
Abstract:
This dataset includes bulk-rock and mineral geochemical data for the Carlingford Complex Later Gabbros (Co. Louth, Ireland) — a layered mafic intrusion forming part of the British-Irish Paleogene Igneous Province. Samples were taken across two linear outcrop transects, covering 411 m of exposed stratigraphy, and drill core material covering 93 m of subsurface stratigraphy (~3 m sample spacing). 110 samples were analysed for bulk-rock geochemistry via WD-XRF; 25 were analysed for core, mantle, and rim measurements of olivine, clinopyroxene, and plagioclase (where present) via EPMA. The purpose of these data was to characterise the full stratigraphy of the Carlingford layered gabbros to understand shallow-crustal magma processes.
How to cite this dataset:
Beckwith, J., Stock, M. J., Holness, M. B., Cooper, M. R., Andersen, J. C. Ø., Huber, C., Chew, D. M., Higgins, O., Carter, E. J., Broom-Fendley, S., 2026. Bulk-rock (WD-XRF) and mineral chemistry (EPMA) data from layered gabbros of the Paleogene Carlingford Complex (Ireland), Version 1.0. Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA). https://doi.org/10.60520/IEDA/114400. Accessed 2026-03-23.
DOI Creation Date:
2026-03-17
Related
Publication(s):
Beckwith et al., (in prep), "Transient liquid- and solid-dominated inflation of an upper crustal magma chamber: insights from the Carlingford Complex (Ireland)." Journal of Petrology.
License:
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International [CC-BY-SA-4.0]
Funding source(s):
20/FFP-P/8895
Keyword(s):
Coverage Scope: Regional (Continents, Oceans)
Geographic Location: Carlingford, Co. Louth, Ireland
User Contributed Keyword(s):
cumulates, layered intrusions, gabbro, magma evolution
Bounding Coordinates:
North: 54.070026     South: 53.997936     East: -6.1808515     West: -6.3372197
Data Available On:
2026-07-01
Resource Type:
Collection
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