- 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
- Context of Use:
- Used in Dublin from the 1700s to mid-1900s for ashlar and more frequently for paving.
Part of:
- Related Material (same rock unit):
- Barnacullia Granite, Brockery Granite, Glencullen Granite, Woodend Granite
Notes:
From IreLithos database: Grey, fine to medium grained granite.References
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