Dunlewey White Marble

Notes:

A white, very pure calcitic and crystalline, coarse-grained (dedolomite) saccaroid marble that first came to prominence when displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1851, at which time it was compared to similar stone from the Greek island of Paros. The extent of the marble outcrop is small and is surrounded by the Donegal Granite - this body was responsible for metamorphosing pure limestone into this marble. The Donegal white marble was not widely used because removal of this stone was costly and its crystalline texture made it unsuitable for fine work.