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<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Reference N10 NAME Ledmore TYPE Marble GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Sutherland COLOUR Pale green with white veining TEXTURE Variable veined and brecciated texture BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY USES (1) HQ Historic Scotland USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Ledmore Marble…
<image>Trevillet Reference N8 NAME Trevillett (honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Devonian. Upper Devonian Slate Beds COUNTY Cornwall COLOUR Blue/grey/green. Pyrite grains common TEXTURE Fine grained. Pronounced irregular cleavage BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing and flooring USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Tredorn Phyllites
Reference N4 N5 NAME Berwyn (honed) Berwyn (riven) TYPE Slate Slate GEOLOGY Silurian. Ludlow Beds Silurian. Ludlow Beds COUNTY Clywd COLOUR Deep blue Deep blue TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Finely cleaved Extremely fine grained. Finely cleaved BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2500x1500x75mm 2500x1500x75mm SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings…
Reference N2 N3 NAME Burlington Blue (honed) Burlington Blue (riven) TYPE Slate Slate GEOLOGY Silurian Silurian COUNTY Cumbria Cumbria COLOUR Blue/black Blue/black TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Pronounced cleavage Extremely fine grained. Pronounced cleavage BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x900mm 1500x900mm SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces USES…
Reference M6 NAME Kirkstone Sea Green (honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Sea green TEXTURE Bedded angular fragments of varying size in fine grained matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1800x900mm SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces USES (1) DETAILS ON APPLICATION USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone…
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Reference L9 L10 NAME Donegal (textured) Donegal (polished) TYPE Granite Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian Caledonian COUNTY Co Roscommon Co Roscommon COLOUR Salmon pink/red, but with considerable variation Salmon pink/red, but with considerable variation TEXTURE Coarse grained. Quartz, feldspar and biotite mica Coarse grained. Quartz, feldspar and biotite mica BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1300x1200mm 3000x1300x1200mm SUITABILITY Cladding,…
Reference L5 NAME Ross of Mull TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Strathclyde COLOUR Warm red/pink TEXTURE Medium grained. Quartz, feldspar, mica and hornblende BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) Up to 3000mm in length SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) Albert Memorial, London USES (2) Holborn Viaduct, London USES (3) Blackfriars Bridge, London…
Reference L3 NAME Hillend Black TYPE Dolerite GEOLOGY Permian/Carboniferous COUNTY Strathclyde COLOUR Black/charcoal grey TEXTURE Very fine and even grained, with barely distinguishable crystals BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x1000x1000mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) Black Rod’s Garden, Palace of Westminster USES (2) Brook House, Park Lane, London USES (3) Royal…
Reference L1 NAME Shap Light TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Devonian COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Grey/pink TEXTURE Large rectangular feldspars in a finer grained crystalline matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200x600x600mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Shap Granite Intro: Shap Granite (L1) – Stone…
Reference K10 NAME Merrivale TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Armorican COUNTY Devon COLOUR Light grey TEXTURE Fine/medium even grained. Feldspar, quartz and mica BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3500x1200x1200mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) London Bridge USES (2) Trafalgar Square, London USES (3) Biochemical Laboratory, University College, London USES (4) Stone Names Dartmoor…