Limestone Rock Ireland at Katie Reid blog

Limestone Rock Ireland. The limestones….the oldest rocks visible on the burren’s surface were formed during the carboniferous period (between 359 and 299 ma). While the rocky landscape is the iconic image of the burren, in fact only about 250 square kilometres of the total 530 square kilometres consist of barren limestone pavement rock. The burren’s seemingly barren yet lush landscape arises from a karst terrain, filled with terraces of exposed limestone and rock that have been transformed over time. These limestone rocks formed in shallow, warm, tropical seas 10 degrees s of the equator. The land that is now ireland then moved north close to the equator, at this time, known as the carboniferous period, a sea extended across. Remains of marine organisms floated down to the sea floor and their softer body parts decayed. The predominant rock in the burren is limestone, which is easily eroded by water and acids. Midway along ireland’s atlantic coast lies the burren, an otherworldly landscape whose mesmerising limestone formations have long.

Midway along ireland’s atlantic coast lies the burren, an otherworldly landscape whose mesmerising limestone formations have long. While the rocky landscape is the iconic image of the burren, in fact only about 250 square kilometres of the total 530 square kilometres consist of barren limestone pavement rock. The burren’s seemingly barren yet lush landscape arises from a karst terrain, filled with terraces of exposed limestone and rock that have been transformed over time. The predominant rock in the burren is limestone, which is easily eroded by water and acids. Remains of marine organisms floated down to the sea floor and their softer body parts decayed. These limestone rocks formed in shallow, warm, tropical seas 10 degrees s of the equator. The land that is now ireland then moved north close to the equator, at this time, known as the carboniferous period, a sea extended across. The limestones….the oldest rocks visible on the burren’s surface were formed during the carboniferous period (between 359 and 299 ma).

Wildflowers growing among the fractured limestone rock of The Burren

Limestone Rock Ireland The predominant rock in the burren is limestone, which is easily eroded by water and acids. The limestones….the oldest rocks visible on the burren’s surface were formed during the carboniferous period (between 359 and 299 ma). The land that is now ireland then moved north close to the equator, at this time, known as the carboniferous period, a sea extended across. These limestone rocks formed in shallow, warm, tropical seas 10 degrees s of the equator. Midway along ireland’s atlantic coast lies the burren, an otherworldly landscape whose mesmerising limestone formations have long. Remains of marine organisms floated down to the sea floor and their softer body parts decayed. While the rocky landscape is the iconic image of the burren, in fact only about 250 square kilometres of the total 530 square kilometres consist of barren limestone pavement rock. The predominant rock in the burren is limestone, which is easily eroded by water and acids. The burren’s seemingly barren yet lush landscape arises from a karst terrain, filled with terraces of exposed limestone and rock that have been transformed over time.