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H3 NAME Shepley Multicoloured TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Green/brown to blue/grey TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 900mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Paving and steps USES (1) County Hall, London USES (2) Trafalgar Square, London USES (3) USES (4) Intro: Shepley H3 – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro:…
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,…
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…
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…
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 Names Seathwaite Fell Sandstone Formation
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
