Dunquin Group

The Dunquin Group is a Silurian lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in the Dingle peninsula, Munster, Ireland. The name is derived from the village of Dunquin (Irish: Dun Chaoin) where the strata are exposed within an inlier on hillsides and in coastal sections at the extreme western end of the peninsula.

Dunquin Group
Stratigraphic range: Llandovery-Wenlock
Type	Group
Sub-units	Croaghmarin, Drom point, Mill Cove, Clogher Head, Ferriter's Cove, Foilnamahagh & Coosglass Slate Formations
Underlies	Dingle Group (unconformity)
Lithology
Primary	Siltstone
Other	Pyroclastics, lava, ignimbrite, slate
Location
Region	Munster
Country	Ireland
Extent	Southwest Ireland
Type section
Named for	Dunquin

Lithology and stratigraphy

The Group comprises siltstones, slates and a variety of extrusive igneous rocks from the Croaghmarin, Drom Point, Mill Cove, Clogher Head, Ferriter's Cove, Foilnamahagh and Coosglass Slate formations of Silurian age. The siltstones are frequently fossiliferous.