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Intro: Beer (D10) Sandstone

Posted on 2 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Beer (D10) Sandstone

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

 

Beer Sandstone
Reference D10
NAME Beer
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Triassic
COUNTY Devon
COLOUR Predominantly pale yellow, cream or grey, with some orange and pink variations.
TEXTURE Fine to medium-grained sandstone with some thin, shale partings.
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Walling,cladding,paving
 USES (1) Exeter Cathedral
 USES (2) Castle Drogo
 USES (3) Buckfast Abbey
 USES (4) The National Theatre – London
Stone Names

 

Limestone, Sandstone, Sedimentary, Triassic

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