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Connemara Marble

Meteorite Impact Breccia

Garnet Mica Schist

£1.73 – £3.68 ex VAT

£1.10 ex VAT

A rare, green marble dating back some 700 million years to the end of the Pre-Cambrian. This marble comes from the Streamstown quarry in Clifden, Co. Galway. Specimens ( max size 3″ x 2″) are supplied in a labelled card tray.

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A rare, green marble dating back some 700 million years to the end of the Pre-Cambrian. It is Serpentine rich containing around 36%. It can vary in colour from silver grey to a dark variegating jade green. It’s “40 shades of green” have made it a popular ornamental carving & facing stone. It was known to be traded as far back as Neolithic times. This marble comes from the Streamstown quarry in Clifden, Co. Galway. Specimens ( max size 3″ x 2″) are supplied in a labelled card tray.

Weight 130 g
Specimen Size

1.5 " x 1.5"

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