Connemara Marble & Whitby Jet

Connemara Marble, as the name implies, is found nowhere else on earth than in the Connemara region of Ireland. The marble is a metamorphic rock formed from limestones laid down 600Million Year ago making these sediments Pre-Cambrian in date, being some of the oldest rocks on earth. Connemara marble exhibits endless shades of greens, beiges and creams, the green colour being due to serpentine minerals being punctuated by grey bands of crystalline dolomite. The Connemara metamorphic complex, of which the marbles are part, is part of a belt of rocks extending from the Appalachian Mountains, through Ireland, Scotland and into Norway. The sediments were deformed and metamorphosed during the Caledonian Orogeny or mountain building event. The beauty of the Connermara Marbles has been long appreciated, and it is well documented that one of Irelands earliest exports was a carved green marble spearhead dating from 2000 years ago which was excavated in Suffolk. The trade in this beautiful decorative stone continues today with a small number of producers making tourist items and jewellery.

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