- Material:
- Sandstone
- Category:
- Siliciclastic, Sedimentary
- Alternative name(s):
- Colour:
- Whitish, brownish-Yellow
- Colour variation:
- Grain/Crystal Size:
- Place of origin:
- Leitrim, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Ballysteen Formation, Meath Formation, Moate Formation
- Geological Age:
- Carboniferous
Notes:
Calcareous sandstone. Whitish, clean, even-grained, quartzose, thick-bedded, irregularly jointed. Can be raised in large blocks, dresses well but is hard to work. Not extensively used as a building stone.References
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