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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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