Author: Elizabeth Laycock

G8  NAME Forest of Dean MINE TRAIN TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Gloucestershire COLOUR Blue/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) Worcester Cathedral  USES (3) Neath Abbey  USES (4) Paisley Church,…

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G6  NAME Forest of Dean BIXHEAD 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) 2100x900x900mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, monumental and paving  USES (1) The Compressor House, Royal Albert Dock, London  USES (2) Dudley Castle, Shropshire  USES (3) Various churches…

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  M2   Reference M2 NAME Wicklow Clear Grey TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Co Wicklow COLOUR Grey/light brown TEXTURE Medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)   SUITABILITY Cladding, paving and monumental  USES (1)    USES (2)    USES (3)    USES (4)   Stone Names  

Reference M4 NAME Elterwater H TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Pale green with veining TEXTURE Bedded angular fragments of varying size in fine grained matrix  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x900mm SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names Seathwaite Fell…

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N2   Reference N2 NAME Burlington Blue (honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Silurian COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Blue/black TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Pronounced cleavage  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x900mm SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces  USES (1)    USES (2)    USES (3)    USES (4)   Stone Names Wray Castle formation

Reference M3 NAME Brandy Crag (Honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Silver/grey with veining TEXTURE Angular fragments of varying size in fine grained matrix  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)   SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces  USES (1)    USES (2)    USES (3)    USES (4)   Stone…

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N4 Reference N4 NAME Berwyn (honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Silurian. Ludlow Beds COUNTY Clywd COLOUR Deep blue TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Finely cleaved  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2500x1500x75mm SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names    

Reference L4 NAME Corrennie Pink TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Grampian COLOUR Deep pink TEXTURE Medium grained. Quartz, pink feldspar and biotite  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2000x1000x1000mm SUITABILITY Cladding and memorial work  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names Corrennie Pink

Reference L7 NAME Kemnay TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Grampian COLOUR Light silver grey with black speckle and pink colouration TEXTURE Medium grained with oatmeal texture. Quartz, feldspar and mica  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)   SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering  USES (1)    USES (2)    USES (3)    USES (4)  …

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