岩石圈——石灰岩英文版.pptxVIP

HIGHER GEOGRAPHY LITHOSPHERELIMESTONE SCENERY;;These limestones were formed from the fossilised remains of countless marine plants and animals, such as corals, which lived during the Carboniferous period, 345 - 280 million years ago.;Britain during the Carboniferous. Here, on the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian coast, is the world’s biggest expanse of coral reef.;Brain coral, one of the main reef building species.;The Dolomite mountains in the Alps - these 3000 metre peaks are made of limestone and were once the bed of the sea!;Limestone - Chemical weathering;Carbonation / solution w