Limerick City Limestone (Rosbrien)

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

Notes:

Similar to Ballycummin limestone; bluish-grey and works well. Capable of receiving a polish. It was a good black marble, however the presence of fossil fragments reduced its adaptibility to ornamental work.

References

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