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Reference E5 NAME Coal Measures Sandstone (Black Pasture) TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Lower Carboniferous COUNTY Northumberland COLOUR Light buff TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, building and dressings USES (1) Durham Cathedral USES (2) Edinburgh and Glasgow USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Reference K5 NAME Newington Rag Brown TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/ blue TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Reference K7 NAME Newington Rag Green TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/brown TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library…
Reference K6 NAME Newington Rag Blue TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/brown TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library…
Reference K5 NAME Newington Rag Brown TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/ blue TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone…
Reference D9 NAME Newington Rag Blue TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/brown TEXTURE Medium grained silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk)…
Reference D8 NAME Newington Rag Brown TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/ blue TEXTURE Medium grained silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Newington…
Information https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-limestone-d3-to-d6/ RELATED MATERIALS Purbeck Thornback (D3) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-thornback-d3-limeston/ Purbeck Cap (D4) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-cap-d4-limestone/ Purbeck Marble (D5) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-marble-d5/ Purbeck Marble (D6) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-marble-d6/ Purbeck Marble (D7) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-marble-d6/
Reference D6 NAME Purbeck Marble TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic COUNTY Dorset COLOUR Blue/grey/green TEXTURE Whole and fragmented shells in fine grained matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Mainly restoration/conservation of ornamental masonry USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Purbeck Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Intro: Purbeck Cap…
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 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Mainly restoration/conservation of ornamental masonry USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro:…