- Material:
- Limestone
- Category:
- Carbonate, Sedimentary
- Colour:
- Brownish-Grey to Dark Greyish Blue
- Place of origin:
- Donegal, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Ballyshannon Limestone Formation
- Geological Age:
- Carboniferous, Dinantian
- GSI Rock Unit Code:
- BS
- Context of Use:
- Used as a building stone in the vicinity of Ballyshannon
- Related Material (same rock unit):
- Castle Caldwell Marble
Notes:
Pale grey calcarenite limestone; most of the formation is composed of medium to light grey, massively bedded crinoidal calcarenite. Stylolites are common and are often the only indication of bedding. Very dark grey fine calcarenites with black chert nodules are interspersed (GSI). Earthy; compact; semi-crystalline; works freely and well.References
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