Carrigmaclea Conglomerate and Sandstone

Material:
Conglomerate
Category:
Siliciclastic, Sedimentary
Colour:
Purple
Colour variation:
Brown, pink
Grain/Crystal Size:
Coarse
Place of origin:
Tipperary, Ireland
Rock Unit Name:
Carrigmaclea Formation
Geological Age:
Devonian, Upper Devonian, Famennian?
GSI Rock Unit Code:
CI
GSI Rock Unit Summary:
Red quartz conglomerates, pebbly sandstones and cross-bedded sandstones.
Context of Use:
Building stone

Notes:

Red, brown and pink, quartz-cobble conglomerates, pebbly and cross-bedded sandstones and subordinate purple mudstones (Sleeman and McConnell 1995, p. 58).

References

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