Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. rock (inorganic material)
8. metamorphic rock
9. marble (rock)
10. [marble by color or pattern]
11. green marble

Anotations

Scope note:

A predominantly pale green marble with white markings that is quarried near Clifden in County Galway, Ireland. A metamorphosed dolomitic limestone, it is considered to be one of two true marbles native to the British Isles, the other being Iona marble.