Author: Elizabeth Laycock

Intro: Kirkstone Brathay (honed) (M10) Lake District Slates

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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Intro: Kirkstone Silver Green (riven) (M9) Lake District Slates

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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Intro: Kirkstone Silver Green (honed) (M8) Lake District Slates

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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Intro: Kirkstone Sea Green (riven) (M7) Lake District Slates

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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Intro: Guiting Limestone (A6)

<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

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Intro: Forest of Dean Mine Train (G9)

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…

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Intro: Forest of Dean Mine Train (G10)

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) –…

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Intro: Forest of Dean Bixhead (G7)

G7 NAME Forest of Dean BIXHEAD 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) 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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Intro: Flash (F7)

Reference F7 NAME Flash TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit COUNTY Derbyshire COLOUR Light buff/cream with some purple/black bands TEXTURE Medium grained grit BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1000x600x500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and cladding USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Chatsworth grit

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Intro: Elterwater (M5) Lake District Slates

Reference M5 NAME Elterwater R 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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