Limerick City Limestone (Carey's Road)

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

Notes:

Dark grey; semi-compact. Capable of receiving a polish. Worked as a marble and exported to London.

References

4358386 limerick_city_limestone_careys_road 1 apa-annotated-bibliography 50 default 4753 https://stonebuiltireland.com/wp-content/plugins/zotpress/
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