Thomond Gate Limestone

Material:: Limestone
Category:: Carbonate, Sedimentary
Alternative name(s):: Limerick Marble, Limerick Black Marble
Colour:: Dark Grey to Black
Grain/Crystal Size:: Fine
Place of origin:: Limerick, Ireland
Rock Unit Name:: Visean Limestone
Geological Age:: Visean, Mississippian, Carboniferous

Notes:

Greyish-black; fine and close-grained; wackestone/packstone; capable of receiving a polish; formerly worked as a superior quality marble

View from upstairs to the main hallway — Adare Manor, main hall, including piers and arches of finely tooled grey limestone from Thomond Gate

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