Howth Marble

Material:
Limestone
Category:
Carbonate, Sedimentary
Colour:
Pale grey
Grain/Crystal Size:
Fine
Place of origin:
Ireland
Rock Unit Name:
Waulsortian Limestone
Geological Age:
Carboniferous, Dinantian, Tournaisian-Lower Visean
GSI Rock Unit Code:
WA
Context of Use:
Decorative stone used for chimneypieces and table tops. Some stone used for building purposes.
Related Material (same rock unit):
Carrigacrump Limestone, Clonmacnoise Marble, Clonony Marble, Cloonagh (Clonagh) Limestone, Clorane (Clorhane) Limestone, Cratloe (Crattloe) Limestone, Donoman (Dunnaman) Limestone, Kilbreedy Limestone, Limerick Red Marble, Lismore Castle Limestone, Moneen Marble, Muckross Red Marble, Rathkeale (Commons) Limestone, Rynana (Rineanna) Limestone, Saleen Limestone, Shandon Limestone, Tralee Limestone, Tuogh Limestone, Waulsortian Limestone (undifferentiated), Whitechurch Limestone

References

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