Tullow Type 2 Equigranular Granite

Material:
Granite
Category:
Plutonic, Igneous
Alternative name(s):
Carlow Granite
Colour:
Pale grey
Grain/Crystal Size:
Medium
Place of origin:
Carlow, Ireland
Rock Unit Name:
Geological Age:
Devonian
GSI Rock Unit Code:
Tw2e
Context of Use:
Building stone and for carved and dressed elements

Part of:

Leinster Granite

Related Material (same rock unit):
Graiguenaspiddogue Granite, Raheenliegh Granite

Notes:

Pale, fine to coarse grained granite. A unit within the Tullow Pluton which is the largest in the Leinster Granite (Tietzsch-Tyler and Sleeman 1994, p. 18)

References

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