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Rocks (Sedimentary Rocks (Examples: Sandstone Limestone (Sandstone…

- - - - Uses: Monuments, buildings, cement.
      - Location: Co. Clare, The Burren
      - Texture: Easily weathered, permeable, soluble.
      - Colour: Grey
    - - Texture: Coarse Grained
      - Uses: Patios and buildings
      - Colour: Reddish
      - Location: MacGillycuddy's Reeks and the Galtees
      - Made from sand worn away from Earths Crust
- - - - Texture: Hard Rock
      - Uses: Fireplaces, Floor Tiles, Gravestones
      - Colour: White, Red, Green, Black
      - Location: Connemara Co.Clare (green), Kilkenny (black), Cork (red)
      - Formed when Limestone is put under great Heat or Pressure.
    - - Colour: White, Grey
      - Texture: Extremely Hard
      - Formed when Sandstone is put under great Heat or Pressure.
      - Uses: Watches, road chippings, glass.
      - Location: The Sugarloaf in Wicklow
- - - - Use: Road Chippings
      - Location: The Giant's Causeway in Antrim
      - Texture: Medium grained with microscopic crystals.
      - Colour: Grey/Black
      - Fast Process
    - - Texture: Coarse Grained, large crystals including feldspar, mica, quartz
      - Use: Buildings, worktops, fireplaces
      - Colour: grey, black, pink, cream
      - Location: Mourne mountains and Wicklow mountains
      - Slow Process