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I'm not an expert at this, but I did grow up in Florida. I'm pretty certain the bedrock is limestone. It's a Karst landscape.
by squeaky-clean 5y ago
I'm not an expert at this, but I did grow up in Florida. I'm pretty certain the bedrock is limestone. It's a Karst landscape.
- rsj_hn 5y agoIndeed, the entire atlantic seacoast from the Carolinas on down to Florida is Karst carbonate. https://karstwaters.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/US_KARST_MAP_AQUIFERS_AK-HI-PR_no-relief_small.jpg https://karstwaters.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/US_KARST_...
- meepmorp 5y agoBelow the limestone karst, there's a solid bedrock structure that extends out into gulf - the Florida Platform.
- squeaky-clean 5y agoThe Florida Platform is composed of carbonate rocks up to a depth of like 6km.