Tullow Type 1 Granite

Material:
Granite
Category:
Plutonic, Igneous
Alternative name(s):
Carlow Granite
Colour:
Pale grey
Grain/Crystal Size:
Fine
Place of origin:
Carlow, Ireland
Rock Unit Name:
Geological Age:
Devonian
GSI Rock Unit Code:
Tw1
Context of Use:
Building Stone

Notes:

A fine grained granodiorite to 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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