LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY. LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY UPLAND LIMESTONE SCENERY.

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LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY UPLAND LIMESTONE SCENERY

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY INTRODUCTION This unit is about Carboniferous Limestone Scenery; its creation and the processes that sculpt its distinctive features.

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY It is called Carboniferous after the geological time when it was first made. It is an alkaline rock, made from granules of a mineral salt called Calcium. As a result of its chemistry, it can be dissolved by acids in the environment, like plant secretions or acid rain.

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY 1.These limestones were formed from the fossilised remains of countless marine plants and animals, such as corals, which lived during the Carboniferous period, million years ago. 2.These former sea beds were moved from the Equator due to continental drift and forced above sea level million years ago.

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY Britain during the Carboniferous? Here, on the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian coast, is the world’s biggest expanse of coral reef- tomorrows limestone!

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY There are several types of limestone in Britain - this presentation will concentrate on Carboniferous Limestone and look at the Yorkshire Dales in particular.

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY This type of landscape is more correctly known as Glacio Karst - glacio because it has been glaciated, and karst after an area in Slovenia, which gives its name to this kind of landscape.

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY This is a glacial erratic come to rest in a limestone area. The limestone has been eroded by about half a metre since the end of the Ice Age- how do we know?

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY Limestone - Chemical weathering; Limestone = Calcium Carbonate (alkaline) Rainwater = Carbonic Acid Carbonic Acid dissolves alkaline Calcium Carbonate This is called CARBONATION, a type of solution weathering. Learn this at home! There is no need to know chemical formulae, but if you want to quote them, get them right!

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY Carbonation / solution weathering also attacks buildings made from limestone

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY Limestone commonly comes in the form of a block (B) called a Limestone Plateau. It is usually sandwiched between two other rock types, here A and C. A B C A = CAP ROCK (IMPERMEABLE) eg. grit or basalt B = LIMESTONE ( PERMEABLE) C = BASE ROCK ( IMPERMEABLE) eg. clay

LITHOSPHERE KARST SCENERY Horizontal bedding planes Vertical joints Limestone is a permeable rock i.e. it allows water to pass through its joints and bedding planes. It is well jointed, full of horizontal and vertical cracks.