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Reference | CED06 |
NAME | Spynie |
TYPE | Sandstone |
GEOLOGY | Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation – Triassic S241.5-209.5 million years ago |
COUNTY | Moray – Scotland |
COLOUR | Pale Buff |
TEXTURE | |
BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) | |
SUITABILITY | Ashlar, cladding, general building, paving and engineering |
USES (1) | Natural History Museum, London
Supplying Stone For The Evolution Garden at The Natural… | CED Stone |
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Stone Names | Aeolian Sandstone |
Credit: Simon Copsey <simoncopsey@cedstone.co.uk>
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Further reading
Leary, E. (1986), The Building Sandstones of the British Isles
McMillan, A.A., Gillanders, R. J. & Fairhurst, J. A. (1999) Building Stones of Edinburgh Publisher: Edinburgh Geological Society