Crickamore Granite

Material:
Granite
Category:
Plutonic, Igneous
Alternative name(s):
Cruickaghmore Granite, Donegal Red Granite
Colour:
Orange to Pink
Place of origin:
Donegal, Ireland
Rock Unit Name:
Rosses Granite G2
Geological Age:
Devonian
GSI Rock Unit Code:
RsG2

Part of:

Donegal Granite

Notes:

An orange to pink medium grained granite with clear quartz and small dark biotite mica. Crickamore granite is a pink and brilliant red variety of Dungloe Granite. The GSI describes it as "coarse grained biotite granite". See Dungloe Granite for a general description of this decorative stone.

References

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