What is connemara marble.
Irish green marble connemara.
And what makes it so unique.
This stone is especially good for counter tops and bars interior wall panels water walls and fountains and other design projects.
While the colour is predominately green there are often shades of grey and brown seen throughout.
Connemara marble or irish green is a rare variety of marble found in connemara ireland with a distinct green colour.
My family have worked the beautiful green connemara marble for three generations and we take great pride in the irish jewelry and irish gifts that we produce.
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Irish green marble is a kind of green marble quarried in ireland.
It is commonly used as a gemstone and for decorations.
4000 year old axes made from connemara marble in the stone age can be seen in the national museum of ireland.
Rare and beautiful connemara marble is found exclusively along ireland s rugged wild atlantic coast.
The marble forms when limestone is heated under pressure.
Irish gifts jewelry stephen walsh and his family welcome you to our connemara marble website.
This irish marble is as unique as the spectacular irish landscape it is found in with green of almost every hue in arresting layers and patterns.
It strongly resembles the verd antique found in the mediterranean.
Connemara marble is over 900 million years old and is unique to ireland.
The extensive collection at the irish gift house features irish and celtic icons that exhibit the shamrock and the celtic cross along with the claddagh and the trinity knot.
It is also called irish green irish green wild irish green extra.
But how was connemara marble formed.