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Connemara marble or "Irish green" is a rare variety of green marble from Connemara, Ireland. It is used as a decoration and building material. It is used as a decoration and building material. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its colour causes it to often be associated with the Irish identity, and for this reason it has been named the national gemstone of Ireland.
The main town of Connemara is Clifden, which is surrounded by an area rich with megalithic tombs. [citation needed] The famous "Connemara Green marble" is found outcropping along a line between Streamstown and Lissoughter. It was a trade treasure used by the inhabitants in prehistoric times. It continues to be of great value today.
Connemara marble differs from the verd antiques in that it is an actual marble, rather than a serpentinite breccia, despite also having a very high serpentine content. It is named after the region in the western part of the country in which it is quarried (including Lissoughter in Recess, County Galway , and in Clifden ).
The first mine shaft was named after a Captain Paul. The mine was in operation until 1865, eventually measuring 40 metres deep and 200 feet wide. The main mining centred on silver and lead, though Connemara marble, gold, [4] dolerite, quartz, and rare green and blue octahedral fluorite. [5]
Serpentinite marbles are also widely used: Green Connemara marble (or 'Irish green marble') from Connemara, Ireland (and many other sources [citation needed]), and red Rosso di Levanto marble from Italy. Use is limited to indoor settings as serpentinites do not weather well.
The grave slabs, which were located about 22 feet underwater, were hauled to the surface by maritime archaeologists during a two-hour recovery operation on June 4, university officials said.
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