Storm, rogue wave, or tsunami origin for megaclast deposits in western Ireland and North Island, New Zealand? [Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences]

The origins of boulderite deposits are investigated with reference to the present-day foreshore of Annagh Head, NW Ireland, and the Lower Miocene Matheson Formation, New Zealand, to resolve disputes on their origin and to contrast and compare the deposits of tsunamis and storms. Field data indicate that the Matheson Formation,...

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