Reference | A2 |
NAME | Tadcaster |
TYPE | Magnesian Limestone |
GEOLOGY | Permian. Lower Magnesian Limestone |
COUNTY | North Yorkshire |
COLOUR | White/cream with patchy dark iron oxide |
TEXTURE | Fine grained. Rhombic form in thin section |
BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) | 650-1000mm depth on bed |
SUITABILITY | Ashlar, heads cills and mullions |
USES (1) | Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire |
USES (2) | |
USES (3) | |
USES (4) | |
Stone Names | Cadeby Formation (formerly Lower Magnesian Limestone) |
Information: Magnesian Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk)
RELATED MATERIALS
Cadeby Magnesian Limestone (A1) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/mag-lst-cadeby-a1/
Magnesian Limestone: Tadcaster (A2) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/magnesian-limestone-tadcaster-a2/
Magnesian Limestone Hazel Lane Yellow (A3) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/magnesian-limest…l-lane-yellow-a3/
Magnesian Limestone Hazel Lane Pink (A4) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/magnesian-limest…zel-lane-pink-a4/