Ballysteen Limestone Explained

Ballysteen Limestone
Type:	Formation
Age:	Carboniferous
Period:	Carboniferous
Country:	Ireland

The Ballysteen Limestone formation is a geologic formation which spans a number of counties in the south of Ireland.^[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ireland

Further reading

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kilkenny - County Geological Site Report - KK020 Barrettstown Quarry . gsi.geodata.gov.ie .