Limestone features The Burren, Co. Clare The word Karst means exposed or bare ground. It is used mainly to describe a Limestone area where this karstic.

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Limestone features The Burren, Co. Clare

The word Karst means exposed or bare ground. It is used mainly to describe a Limestone area where this karstic landscape can be seen.

Lack of rivers Swallow holes on the surface Dolines Underground water

Permeable Well jointed Has bedding planes Chemically weathered by…… …..carbonation

Overground features: Limestone pavement with clints, grikes and karren Terraces Swallow holes Dolines / Sinkholes Turloughs

Limestone Pavement

clints

Grikes

Karren

Terrace

Underground features: Caves and passages Stalactites Stalagmites Pillars Curtains Streams