Fluted Karren Boulder ~ Bullock Creek

            Bullock Creek is a limestone gorge that runs through lush coastal rainforest in the Paparoa National Park near Punakiki, on the West Coast of the South Island. Karren is the name given to the weathered limestone rock formations typically found in karst landscapes. Karst is the name given to landscapes which are dominated by limestone outcrops and sinkholes.
Limestone is a calciferous rock, created on ancient seabeds by the layering down of marine organisms and sand. After it is lifted out of the sea, the rock begins to corrode along the natural fissures between layers, due to the seepage of water containing carbon dioxide from organic matter in the environment. As these fissures widen, the increased flow of water carries through slit, sand, gravel, pebbles, and then rocks, which carve out larger passages forming limestone caves. Where the corrosion and erosion happens on exposed limestone rocks, fluted edges are often carved out, creating the distinctive karren landscape.
   

Taken in: New Zealand / West Coast / Te Miko (show map)

Taken on: June 4, 2017

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ300, f/8.0, 0.8 sec, 4.5mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ300
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.8
Focal Length:	4.5mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.2.0
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