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CED05 Achnaba Schist

Posted on 8 May 20258 May 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on CED05 Achnaba Schist

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Originally basalt metamorphosed during the Caledonian (400ma)

Reference CED05
NAME Achnaba
TYPE Schist
GEOLOGY Dalradian Supergroup –   Precambrian 1000-541 million years ago
COUNTY Argyll, Scotland
COLOUR Grey-Green
TEXTURE
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) Up to 1.5m x 1m x 1m
SUITABILITY Paving, cills ,lintels, tiling
 USES (1) Wimbledon Number One Court CED Stone – Wimbledon — Tradstocks
 USES (2) Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle | An Iconic Scottish Castle in Argyll, Scotland
 USES (3) Natural History Museum, London

Supplying Stone For The Evolution Garden at The Natural… | CED Stone

 USES (4)
Stone Names Green Schist

 

Credit: Simon Copsey <simoncopsey@cedstone.co.uk>

 

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Edinburgh Geological Society

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