Purbeck Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk)
Reference | D5 |
NAME | Purbeck Marble |
TYPE | Limestone |
GEOLOGY | Cretaceous. Purbeck Group |
COUNTY | Dorset |
COLOUR | Blue/grey/green. |
TEXTURE | Whole and fragmented shells in fine grained matrix |
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SUITABILITY | Mainly restoration/conservation of ornamental masonry |
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