Irish Connemara Marble Slabs

Even the marble complies with the symbolism of the emerald isle with colour variations ranging from soft to dark green or gray cream and sepia.

Irish connemara marble slabs.

Selecting the right blocks of marble took almost two years. So when offered a chance to visit the actual factory i jumped at it. 5 out of 5 stars 343 343 reviews 32 90 free shipping add to favorites 5 connemara marble shamrock beads 12mm irish national gemstone. The focus of the large living space is a lustrous slab of connemara marble that looks like a work of art.

We own and operate the oldest marble quarry which was first opened in the 19th century and visited in 1903 by king edward vii and queen alexandra during the royal tour of connemara. I am looking for irish connemara marble slabs ireland green marble. Connemara marble is a serpentine rich rock popular since ancient times as a decorative facing stone. Connemara marble slabs from ireland the details include pictures sizes color material and origin.

Connemara marble is over 900 million years old and is unique to ireland. The connemara marble galway geological association connemara marble is the standout irish geological and gem material and is therefore recognised as the iconic stone of ireland. Even today it is extracted from the letternosh quarry located at streamtown near clifden and opened in 1800 1810. We had to get the right slabs.

We got to tour a small workshop see the many kinds of raw materials they work with watch an informative video about marble and they we got to shop the. Irish connemara marble bronze antique style flower pendant with 18inch chain and 15mm cabochon jewellery from the west of ireland spiritofireland. This is wanted for lapidary purposes and therefore should be a minimum of 8mm thick and around 10cm x 20cm. I bought some connemara marble pieces when i was first in ireland more than 40 years ago and they are still lovely.

With its forty shades of green and its wild patterns it represents perfectly the landscapes of the emerald isle. Its use in jewellery can be regarded as one of ireland s indigenous industries and the quarrying of connemara marble is a centuries old endeavour.