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Intro: Cove Sandstone (K3)

Posted on 6 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Cove Sandstone (K3)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference K3
NAME Cove
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Triassic.
COUNTY Dumfries
COLOUR Red
TEXTURE Fine grained. Bedding structures often visible
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2000x1000x400mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and engineering
 USES (1) Great St. Helens, London
 USES (2) Stag Place Piazza, London
 USES (3) Scottish National Gallery, Glasgow
 USES (4)
Stone Names
Sandstone, Sedimentary, Triassic Tags:Scotland Stone

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