What happened here? Ireland

[drumlishlad]

Attached is image of rock used in the wall of a building in the centre of Ireland - Westmeath.
It is approx 12 x 10" in the view shown.
Would like an explanation as to what happened here?
Looking forward to your comments.

 

[Argentium]

There's no way to know , part of the reason we can't know is that the question "What happened here " ? is very vague .
(Welcome to T-net !)

 

[sutphin]

HERE YEE , HERE YEE , WE HAVE ANOTHER TNET MEMBER. WELCOME.

 

[drumlishlad]

There's no way to know , part of the reason we can't know is that the question "What happened here " ? is very vague .
(Welcome to T-net !)

Thanks, unfortunately the vagueness is totally due to lack of knowledge on my part!

However what we have are two types of rock, one seems to have been deformed by pieces of the second material at points A, B, and C.
At point D it in addition to having been deformed it appears that the second rock also 'flowed' around part of the first one.
Our thinking here was along the lines of volcanic origins or impact from a very hot meteorite.
Since we have no knowledge of volcanic activity in Ireland we are leaning towards the meteor theory.
Really, we need an expert to tell us what it is, when the event likely occurred and is it very rare .....thats all

 

[coinman123]

Welcome to TNet, it looks like it is just a natural formation caused by erosion and weathering.

 

[Argentium]

Now your questions are quite focused and I think there are some folks here (not me ) who are very knowledgeable about Geology
and will have a good idea about this .

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Welcome to T Net!

You may get more help in the "Geological forums ". It's about 8 forums down from here.

 

[drumlishlad]

Welcome to T Net!

You may get more help in the "Geological forums ". It's about 8 forums down from here.

Thank you.

I will repost in Geological Forum.
Should I delete this post?

 

[ARC]

Big rock is having little rock babies.

You are now the midwife :P

 

[basque-man]

Looks like a rock!

 

[fishleclair]

Could be a Conglomerate, Basicly it was a sedimentary rock possibly and the ones that are in it were incased in the rock, Weather and erosion will break down the host rock and expose the harder ones inside. or a Breccia

https://www.google.ca/search?q=cong...ChMI2I3I_rfnxgIVhF0eCh3mcw2V&biw=1680&bih=995

https://www.google.ca/search?biw=16...1.6.0....0...1c.1.64.img..2.6.962.zbO8XDhrs1o

 

[drumlishlad]

Big rock is having little rock babies.

You are now the midwife :P

I'm ok with that, so long as there is no suggestion that I am the father

 

[drumlishlad]

Could be a Conglomerate, Basicly it was a sedimentary rock possibly and the ones that are in it were incased in the rock, Weather and erosion will break down the host rock and expose the harder ones inside. or a Breccia

https://www.google.ca/search?q=cong...ChMI2I3I_rfnxgIVhF0eCh3mcw2V&biw=1680&bih=995

https://www.google.ca/search?biw=16...1.6.0....0...1c.1.64.img..2.6.962.zbO8XDhrs1o

Thanks, will explore those possibilities.