https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9 Explore the geological features of the Burren en-us 2021-12-17 15:26:55 UTC 2023-03-28 21:01:11 UTC hello@padlet.com caraclaresmith99 https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9/wish/1953907245 The Park lies on a limestone bedrock with was formed by the tropical sea 340 millions year ago.

Limestone is a type of rock formed by fossils and sediments of fish and shells. 

Over time, these sediments built up and were pressed together by the weight of the water to form limestone.


]]> 2021-12-17 15:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9/wish/1953907245 caraclaresmith99 https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9/wish/1953916563 Sandstone boulders were deposited during the last Ice Age and are known as 'glacial erratics'.

Sandstone is a type of rock formed by sediments of sand pressed together.  ]]> 2021-12-17 15:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9/wish/1953916563 caraclaresmith99 https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9/wish/1953919474 In these pictures, you can see the sandstone sits on a 'pedestal' of limestone. This is because the other limestone has been dissolved by the weather over time. Sandstone is a stronger rock and has protected the limestone underneath. ]]> 2021-12-17 15:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9/wish/1953919474 caraclaresmith99 https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9/wish/1953935329 You may see features like this sinkhole around the Burren. 

The limestone was dissolved by the weather and caused the top layer to collapse forming this hole]]> 2021-12-17 15:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/caraclaresmith99/hr5qdf2d8t8zw7r9/wish/1953935329