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CED06 Spynie Sandstone

Posted on 8 May 20258 May 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on CED06 Spynie Sandstone

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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

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Stone Names Aeolian Sandstone

 

Credit: Simon Copsey <simoncopsey@cedstone.co.uk>

 

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Further reading

https://www.cedstone.co.uk/

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

 

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