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L2 Reference L2 NAME Shap Dark TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Devonian COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Brown/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) –…
Reference N7 NAME Portmadoc (riven) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Llandeilo Series COUNTY Gwynedd COLOUR Blue/grey. Occasional pyrite flecks TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Finely cleaved BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, flooring and architectural USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Portmadoc Welsh Slate (N6) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro:…
Reference N1 NAME Kirkstone Brathay (riven) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Blue/black TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Pronounced cleavage BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Seathwaite Fell Sandstone Formation Kirkstone Brathay (honed) (M10) Lake…
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Kirkstone Brathay (honed) Reference M10 NAME Kirkstone Brathay (honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Blue/black TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Pronounced cleavage BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Seathwaite Fell Sandstone Formation Kirkstone Brathay…
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Kirkstone Silver Green (riven) Reference M9 NAME Kirkstone Silver Green (riven) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Silver 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) USES (2) USES (3) USES…
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Kirkstone Silver Green (honed) Reference M8 NAME Kirkstone Silver Green (honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Silver 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…
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Kirkstone Sea Green (riven) Reference M7 NAME Kirkstone Sea Green (riven) 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…
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<image> A6 Reference Guiting COSCOMBE NAME Limestone TYPE Jurassic. Inferior Oolite GEOLOGY Gloucestershire COUNTY Dark cream/buff orange COLOUR Coarse shelly oolite TEXTURE 1200x1125x1050mm BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) Ashlar, dressings, carving and walling SUITABILITY Trocadero Centre, London USES (1) Magdalen College, Oxford USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
G9 NAME Forest of Dean MINE TRAIN TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Gloucestershire COLOUR Green/grey with feint orange banding TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200x1200x900mm SUITABILITY Cladding, ashlar, paving, monumental and engineering USES (1) Cardiff Docks USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Intro: Forest of Dean…
G10 NAME Forest of Dean MINE TRAIN TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Gloucestershire COLOUR Buff/pink/red multicolour TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200x1200x900mm SUITABILITY Cladding, ashlar, paving, monumental and engineering USES (1) DETAILS ON APPLICATION USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Intro: Forest of Dean Bixhead (G6) –…