Geology Garden
Geological Garden
UCC Geological Garden
The geological garden was constructed in 2013. Click on the links below for full details of all the rocks in the collection. You can also scan the QR codes attached to each rock with your smartphone or tablet, if you are physically located at the geological garden. This will bring you directly to the webpage for each specimen.
List of rock specimens:
| Specimen number | Name | Age | Source |
| 1 | Old Red Sandstone | c.370 million years old | Distillery Field, Cork City |
| 2 | Valentia Slate | 385 million years old | Valentia Island, Co. Kerry |
| 3 | Lithium Pegmatite | c.405 million years old | Stranakelly, Co. Wicklow |
| 4 | Faulted Limestone | c.340 million years old | Crookstown, Co. Cork |
| 5 | Volcanic Agglomerate | c.475 million years old | Arklow Head, Co. Wicklow |
| 6 | Banded Amphibolite | 600-650 million years old | Maam Cross, Co. Galway |
| 7 | Connemara Marble | c.650-750 million years old | Barnanoraun, Co. Galway |
| 8 | Volcanic Breccia | c.475 million years old | Arklow Head, Co. Wicklow |
| 9 | Liscannor Flagstone | c.320 million years old | Liscannor, Co. Clare |
| 10 | Psammitic Gneiss | >900 million years old | Cashelard, Co. Donegal |