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Originally basalt metamorphosed during the Caledonian (400ma)
| Reference | CED05 |
| NAME | Achnaba |
| TYPE | Schist |
| GEOLOGY | Dalradian Supergroup – Precambrian 1000-541 million years ago |
| COUNTY | Argyll, Scotland |
| COLOUR | Grey-Green |
| TEXTURE | |
| BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) | Up to 1.5m x 1m x 1m |
| SUITABILITY | Paving, cills ,lintels, tiling |
| USES (1) | Wimbledon Number One Court CED Stone – Wimbledon — Tradstocks |
| USES (2) | Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle | An Iconic Scottish Castle in Argyll, Scotland |
| USES (3) | Natural History Museum, London
Supplying Stone For The Evolution Garden at The Natural… | CED Stone |
| USES (4) | |
| Stone Names | Green Schist |
Credit: Simon Copsey <simoncopsey@cedstone.co.uk>
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