Hydrogeothermal Conditions in Ãire - Geological Survey of Ireland
Hydrogeothermal Conditions in Ãire - Geological Survey of Ireland
Hydrogeothermal Conditions in Ãire - Geological Survey of Ireland
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- 19 -noth<strong>in</strong>g can be <strong>in</strong>ferred as to the source <strong>of</strong> the heat driv<strong>in</strong>g this thermalcirculation <strong>of</strong> warmed groundwater.IVACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND REFERENCESThe thanks <strong>of</strong> the authors are due to Dr. C.E. Williams who hasencouraged and facilitated this <strong>in</strong>vestigation, and to colleagues <strong>in</strong> the<strong>Geological</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> and outside who have supplied <strong>in</strong>formation on manyaspects <strong>of</strong> the wor~ not least to the staff <strong>of</strong> the State Laboratory. Inthe course <strong>of</strong> prepar<strong>in</strong>g the "Geothermal Energy Potential <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong>" projectthe authors have had very fruitful discussions with their colleaguesPr<strong>of</strong>essors Peter Br~ck <strong>of</strong> Cork, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Andrew Brock <strong>of</strong> Galway, as wellas Messers Eamon K<strong>in</strong>sella and Keith Rob<strong>in</strong>son <strong>of</strong> the National Board forScience and Technology. And as the paper was be<strong>in</strong>g f<strong>in</strong>alized, there wasa useful visit to several <strong>of</strong> the spr<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> the company <strong>of</strong> Drs. K. Louwrier,R. Haenel and W.M. Edmunds. The practical field discussions will facilitatethe more efficient collection <strong>of</strong> further data and the application <strong>of</strong>f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs to the possible development <strong>of</strong> a valuable energy resource <strong>of</strong> thecountry.The debt <strong>of</strong> the authors to other workers is acknowledged by thefollow<strong>in</strong>g list <strong>of</strong> references.REFERENCESALDWELL, C.R. and BURDON, D.J., (1979) "Groundwater Investigations <strong>in</strong> Eire"Proc. 'Hydrology <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong>' meet<strong>in</strong>g May 1979; IHPNat. Committee.BROCK, A. (1979) "Geothermal Energy <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong>" Internal Report, Nat. BoardSci. and Tech., Dubl<strong>in</strong>, 68p." BRUCK, P.M. (1971) "The Lower Carboniferous Rocks <strong>of</strong> the Naas District,Co. Kildare" Bull. Geol. <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong>, Vol. I, pp. 211-221.BURDON, D.J. (1978) "Infiltration <strong>Conditions</strong> <strong>of</strong> Major Sandstone Aquiferaround Ghat, Libya" Sec. Sym. on Geology <strong>of</strong> Libya, Tripoli;(<strong>in</strong> press) •and CULLEN, K. (1980) "Hydrochemistry <strong>of</strong> Caradocian Volcanics<strong>in</strong> S.E. <strong>Ireland</strong> and the Effects <strong>of</strong> Preclpitation Composition onthe Groundwater Chemistry". Fourth Internat. Symp. on Groundwater,Catania, Feb. 1980.BYRNE, B., DOWNING, D. and ROMER, D. (1971) "Some Aspects <strong>of</strong> the Genesis<strong>of</strong> the Lead-Z<strong>in</strong>c Orebody at Navan" Irish <strong>Geological</strong> Assoc.,Galway meet<strong>in</strong>g on "Genesis <strong>of</strong> Base Metal Deposits <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong>".C.E.C. (1977) "First Sem<strong>in</strong>ar on Geothermal Energy" Brussels, 2 Vols., pp. 732C.E.C. (1980) "Second Sem<strong>in</strong>ar on Geothermal Energy", Strasbourg.CERMAK, V. and RYBACH, L. (1979) "Terrestial Heat Flow <strong>in</strong> Europe"Spr<strong>in</strong>ger-Verlag.
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