Talk:British Tertiary Volcanic Province

Lundy?
I see Lundy is listed here, but surely that would have been part of the (separate) events that formed Dasrtmoor and Bodmin? It's a long way from Scotalnd and Northern Ireland! Grutness...wha?  00:59, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Surprisingly enough the Lundy Granite is of Late Palaeocene age (58.7±1.6 Ma) http://petrology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/6/1379, whereas the Cornubian batholith is Permian in age http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3721/is_200705/ai_n19432987. The North Atlantic Igneous Province (a Large igneous province), of which the British Tertiary Volcanic Province is just a part, affects an enormous area including the offshore Rockall and Porcupine basins and continues up via Scotland and the Faeroes to the Voring margin offshore Norway, so it shouldn't be such a surprise. Mikenorton (talk) 10:13, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Tertiary or Palaeogene?
Since the demise of the Tertiary as a formal period name and its replacement by the Palaeogene and Neogene, is it now appropriate to retitle this article as the 'British Palaeogene Volcanic Province'? The existing title reflects a phrase which has appeared in the literature for decades and will continue to be referred to of course. One option would be to employ the other name and use a re-direct. I note this term: 'British Paleogene Igneous Province' is listed amongst others on the related page at North Atlantic Igneous Province. Both the Tertiary and Palaeogene (and indeed Palaeocene) variations turn up when a search engine is deployed. cheers Geopersona (talk) 13:30, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Greater Ireland Tertiary Volcanic Province?
Is this the same thing as "Greater Ireland Tertiary Volcanic Province"? —If so, there should be a redirect; if not, then perhaps a disambiguation is in order. See: Rathlin Island. —71.20.250.51 (talk) 19:02, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I took a look at Rathlin Island where the 'GITVP' is mentioned. I followed up the reference (7) but could see no mention of a province of that name in that on-line document - perhaps I missed it? I'd not heard mention of it before. Geopersona (talk) 19:46, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and tagged that with which includes a link to here.  Apparently, Ratlin Island is included in this 'BTVP', but a citation is needed for that.  The linked source has good information, but as you noted, does not mention either term.  Hopefully, somebody more knowledgeable than me on the subject can clarify and cite.  —71.20.250.51 (talk) 21:08, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * The only Ghits I get for "Greater Ireland Tertiary Volcanic Province" are for the article on Rathlin Island, and from mirror sites. DuncanHill (talk) 22:29, 8 August 2014 (UTC)


 * The term "greater Ireland Tertiary Volcanic Province" (or likely variations thereof) does not appear in the linked document. The words were inserted on the 8th of April this year by an IP who has made no other edits. Prior to that it linked to British Tertiary Volcanic Province. DuncanHill (talk) 22:45, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Sounds like possible vandalism by somebody with an Irish/British semantic axe-to-grind. I believe it would be okay to change that link to this article, especially since this article lists Ratlin Island.  —71.20.250.51 (talk) 22:50, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I agree. I'll change it back. DuncanHill (talk) 22:53, 8 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Somebody is trying to come up with a neutral name - The British-Irish Paleogene Igneous Province (BIPIP), although there are very few examples of its use as yet. Mikenorton (talk) 20:14, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Brendan?
Doing a little googling I find references to Brendan Dome/Complex/Volcano north of Shetland (near to Erlend and West Erlend), but not to one west of Ireland. Apart from that, I found mentions of Hebrides Terrace, Geikie (between St. Kilda and Rosemary Bank), and Darwin (northeast of Rosemary Bank). I haven't been able to confirm the existence of a volcanic complex west of Ireland. Lavateraguy (talk) 15:15, 23 November 2014 (UTC)


 * West of Ireland, using the map from Naylor & Shannon (2002), there are several Paleogene igneous centres recognised: The Brendan Igneous Centre (or complex), the Seabight Igneous Centre, the Lir Igneous Centre and a couple of others whose names I can't remember. The Brendan was described and named a long time ago e.g. Tate & Dobson 1988, but so far the others have only really appeared in the original nomenclature report. The Irish Brendan igneous centre is, however, not in doubt. Mikenorton (talk) 16:22, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I wondered whether that was the case. Thanks. Lavateraguy (talk) 19:51, 23 November 2014 (UTC)