RM004 Connemara Marble

Class: 5C
Name: Wong Hing Yiu
Year: 2017 – 2018

 

地質年代:(化石) (岩石)

超過6億年

化學組成, 鍵及結構:(礦物)

蛇紋石,透輝石,綠泥石,方解石和白雲石微小晶體

Geological Age: (Fossil) (Rock)

Over 600 million years

Chemical composition, bonding and structure: (Mineral)

Tiny crystals of serpentine, diopside, chlorite, calcite, and dolomite

形成:(岩石) (礦物)

大理石是石灰石在壓力下加熱時形成的。康尼馬拉大理石由6億年前沉積在淺海原始海域的沉積物形成。 山脈形成過程中產生的強烈溫度和壓力使它變形了。

 

原生物:(化石)

 

Formation:(Rock) (Mineral)

The marble itself is formed when limestone is heated under pressure. Connemara marble was formed from sediment deposited in a shallow primal sea over 600 million years ago. It was transformed by the intense temperatures and pressures generated in the formation of the mountains .

Living Specimens: (Fossil)

特性:

康尼馬拉大理石的顏色主要是綠色,經常看到整個灰色和棕色色調。

 

 

Properties:

The color of the Connemara Marble is predominately green there are often shades of grey and brown seen throughout.

 

 

用途:(岩石) (礦物)

美麗而獨特的綠色圖案使康尼馬拉大理石成為珠寶和用品中的美麗材料。

 

Application: (Rock) (Mineral)

The beautiful and unique patterns of green make Connemara Marble a beautiful material for use in jewelry and also furniture.

 

分佈:(岩石) (礦物)

愛爾蘭西部

Distribution: (Rock) (Mineral)

West of Ireland