- Material:
- Limestone
- Category:
- Carbonate, Sedimentary
- Alternative name(s):
- Limerick Black Marble, Limerick Marble
- Colour:
- Grey, Black
- Colour variation:
- Uniform
- Grain/Crystal Size:
- Fine
- Place of origin:
- Limerick, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Visean Limestone
- Geological Age:
- Visean, Mississippian, Carboniferous
Notes:
Capable of receiving a polish. This black limestone was extensively worked as a marble and exported for the London market. The grey limestone worked freely and well and it was extensively used in Limerick.References
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