- Material:
- Greywacke
- Category:
- Siliciclastic, Sedimentary
- Colour:
- Olive Green
- Colour variation:
- Grey
- Grain/Crystal Size:
- Fine
- Place of origin:
- Louth, Ireland
- Rock Unit Name:
- Clogherhead Formation
- Geological Age:
- Silurian, Llandovery
- GSI Rock Unit Code:
- CV
- Context of Use:
- Building stone
Notes:
An olive green to grey fine grained greywacke with localised felspathic litharenites (McConnell et al. 2001, p. 10). Kinahan (1889, p. 475) noted that the stone was utilised locally for building and might be suitable for paving setts.References
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