Marble is best known for what it can be made into — incredible artworks or tacky ashtrays. But before it was that prized white-grey rock, marble was something a lot more pedestrian — limestone. For ...

York County residents often travel somewhere in the world to visit a well-known locality. These locations are often natural exposures of rocks or maybe a combination of the actions of “Mother Nature” ...

In Northern Ireland, we have a diverse range of rock forms. Basalt rock comprises most of County Antrim’s geological map, while sandstone and slate comprise most of Down and some of Armagh. In fact, ...

We often talk about climate change, melting glaciers, or strange landforms. But we rarely think about something that’s always around us– rocks. They don’t make the news, but they’re everywhere. We ...