- Material:
- Granite
- Category:
- Plutonic, Igneous
- Alternative name(s):
- Wicklow Granite
- Colour:
- Pale Grey
- Colour variation:
- Uniform
- Grain/Crystal Size:
- Medium
- Place of origin:
- Wicklow, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Leinster Granite, Northern Pluton Type 2e (equigranular)
- Geological Age:
- Devonian
- GSI Rock Unit Code:
- Nt2e
- Context of Use:
- Building
Part of:
- Related Material (same rock unit):
- Golden Hill Granite, Ballybrew Granite, Glencree Granite, Granabeg Granite, Northern Pluton Type 2e Granite
Notes:
A fine-grained intrusive igneous rock composed of crystals of clear, glassy quartz, white feldspar, and two varieties of mica: black biotite and silver muscovite. Crystals are approximately 3 mm in size, closely interlocking resulting in a porosity of low to none, which is confirmed in thin section.
References
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