- Material:
- Limestone
- Category:
- Carbonate, Sedimentary
- Alternative name(s):
- Limerick Red Marble, Limerick Marble
- Colour:
- Reddish-Purple
- Place of origin:
- Limerick, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Ballysteen Formation
- Geological Age:
- Carboniferous
- GSI Rock Unit Code:
- BA
- Related Material (same rock unit):
- Chapelstown Limestone, Mount St Joseph Limestone, Mountmellick Limestone, Ballytarsna Limestone, Balnagall Sandstone, Lewagh Limestone, Ballyellin Limestone
Notes:
Kinahan described this stone as lithologically similar to the Cork Red Marble. Rich in crinoidal debris, packstone, well developed breccia texture. Capable of receiving a polish.References
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