- Material:
- Sandstone
- Category:
- Siliciclastic, Sedimentary
- Alternative name(s):
- Mountmellick Flagstone
- Colour:
- Red
- Colour variation:
- Greenish-white
- Grain/Crystal Size:
- Coarse
- Place of origin:
- Laois, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Clonaslee Member (Cadamstown Formation)
- Geological Age:
- Devonian, Upper Devonian
- GSI Rock Unit Code:
- CWcl
- Context of Use:
- Flagging and for dressed stone. From the 1700s the flagstones were largely distributed through the town of Mountmellick hence their name 'Mountmellick Flagstones'.
- Related Material (same rock unit):
- Clonaslee (Rosenallis) Sandstone, Mountmellick Flagstone
Notes:
A yellow micaceous fine sandstoneReferences
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