Tullow Type 2 Sparsely Porphyritic Granite

Material:
Granite
Category:
Plutonic, Igneous
Alternative name(s):
Carlow Granite
Colour:
Pale Grey
Grain/Crystal Size:
Coarse
Place of origin:
Carlow, Ireland
Rock Unit Name:
Geological Age:
Devonian
GSI Rock Unit Code:
Tw2i
Context of Use:
Building Stone

Part of:

Leinster Granite

Related Material (same rock unit):
Kilcloney Granite

Notes:

Granite with some 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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Tietzsch-Tyler, D., & Sleeman, A. G. (1994). Geology of Carlow-Wexford: A Geological Description to Accompany the Bedrock Geology 1: 100,000 Map Series; Sheet 19, Carlow-Wexford. Geological Survey of Ireland.