I know it's not striped but "Tiger" is the first thing that came to mind when I picked up this shore rounded granitic stone. Most likely transported here from the Galway region by glacial activity during the last iceage.
County Clare, Ireland.
A bright orange piece of granitic rock - I've never found a bit with this colour before. Likely dragged down to County Clare from Galway by glaciers during the last ice age.
Is there a specific name for this kind of rock? @drsadhbh
A Green stone - originating in what is now County Galway over 400 million years ago. Likely dragged south by glacial activity and dropped in County Clare during the last Iceage over 15,000 years ago. Atlantic waves have since tumbled and smoothed it down to the form you see today.
County Clare, Ireland.
An Epidote Egg.
Created by volcanic activity millions of years ago in what is now County Galway, deposited in County Clare during the the last ice age over 15,000 years ago and more recently shaped and polished by the action of the Atlantic ocean.
County Clare, Ireland.
A pretty green pebble - epidote I think 🤔 Likely transported South from the Galway area by gacial action during the last Ice age over 15,000 years ago. Recent years spent being rolled by waves have polished it nicely.
County Clare, Ireland.
The fossilized flotation chambers of a Goniatite shell revealed in section - From 300 million years old marine sedimentary layers at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.
Glorious green pebbles. Likely originating in County Galway to the North of here and transported South by glacial activity during the last Iceage over 15,000 years ago. County Clare, Ireland.
Fossilized flotation chambers. From the shells of ancient Goniatites that swam in the seas that covered this area over 300 million years ago. Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.
A pretty pocket pebble - Originally found in County Galway but likely transported here by glaciers during the last ice age over 15,000 years ago. County Clare, Ireland.