It could harm birds that fly into it, it can take up space and disturb an animals habitat, and i cant think of another but i tried :)
Parent rock is important in different cultures
Respiration of carbon dioxide by plant roots can lead to the formation of carbonic acid which can chemically attack rocks and sediments and help to turn them into soils. There are a whole range of weathering processes at work near the surface of the soil, acting together to break down rocks and minerals to form soil.
A chain of volcanoes parallel to a continental coast.
