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

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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