- Material:
- Granite
- Category:
- Plutonic, Igneous
- Alternative name(s):
- Carlow Granite
- Colour:
- Grey
- Colour variation:
- Yellowish
- Grain/Crystal Size:
- Porphyritic
- Place of origin:
- Carlow, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Geological Age:
- Devonian
- GSI Rock Unit Code:
- Tw2m
- Context of Use:
- Building stone
Part of:
Notes:
Granite with microcline phenocrysts. 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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