Irish Connemara Marble Slabs

With its forty shades of green and its wild patterns it represents perfectly the landscapes of the emerald isle.

Irish connemara marble slabs.

I bought some connemara marble pieces when i was first in ireland more than 40 years ago and they are still lovely. The focus of the large living space is a lustrous slab of connemara marble that looks like a work of art. You can contact the supplier conamara stone ltd. 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.

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. 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. I am looking for irish connemara marble slabs ireland green marble.

Connemara marble inspired artists architects and artisans throughout the world. 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. Irish connemara marble bronze antique style flower pendant with 18inch chain and 15mm cabochon jewellery from the west of ireland spiritofireland. 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.

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. We had to get the right slabs. This is wanted for lapidary purposes and therefore should be a minimum of 8mm thick and around 10cm x 20cm.

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. Connemara marble is a serpentine rich rock popular since ancient times as a decorative facing stone.