Glencullen Granite

Material:
Granite
Category:
Plutonic, Igneous
Alternative name(s):
Dublin Granite
Colour:
Pale Grey
Grain/Crystal Size:
Medium
Place of origin:
Dublin, Ireland
Rock Unit Name:
Type 3 Muscovite Porphyritic (Northern and Upper Liffey Valley Plutons)
Geological Age:
Caledonian
GSI Rock Unit Code:
Nt3

Part of:

Leinster Granite

Related Material (same rock unit):
Barnacullia Granite, Brockery Granite, Kilgobbin Granite, Woodend Granite

Notes:

Bright coloured and free-working stone. It was popular with Victorian builders on account of its affordable price and quick delivery. It was used in many coastguard stations in Louth and Dublin instead of locak limestones due to its comparitive affordability. It is a durable building stone of selected carefully.

References

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