From: smaill@SPAMinf.ed.ac.uk   
      
   David Edmunds  writes:   
      
   > The Iona stones are pretty but I an curious about another unusual and   
   > interesting material, someone gave me a piece, it was described as   
   > Portree Marble, it was a softish stone, easly worked and I made a   
   > pendant and trinkets using it. It was variegated, mainly black and   
   > dark green with quite bright red flecks.   
   >   
   > Searches have not come up with anything like it. Any ideas anyone?   
      
   There was/is marble around in Skye:   
      
   https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/marble-line.shtml   
      
   https://www.jewellerylocations.co.uk/jeweller/428168/skye-cuillin-marbles   
      
   > David Martin Edmunds   
      
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