- Material:
- Conglomerate
- Category:
- Siliciclastic, Sedimentary
- Alternative name(s):
- Fermoy Red Marble
- Colour:
- Red, White
- Colour variation:
- Variegated, Mottled, Veined, Stylolitic
- Grain/Crystal Size:
- Coarse
- Place of origin:
- Cork, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Johnstown Red Marble Formation
- Geological Age:
- Carboniferous, Dinantian, Chadian
- GSI Rock Unit Code:
- JM
- Context of Use:
- Mainly decorative as polished stone in architectural elements (usually internal). Also used as a minor building stone and paving stone in the local area.
Part of:
- Related Material (same rock unit):
- Cork Red Marble (Buttevant), Cork Red Marble (Churchtown)
Notes:
See Cork Red Marble for a description of this stone.
References
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