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Intro: Folkestone Rag (K4)

Posted on 6 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Folkestone Rag (K4)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference K4
NAME Folkestone Rag
TYPE Sandy Limestone
GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand
COUNTY Kent
COLOUR Grey/green
TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY General Building
 USES (1)
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Stone Names
Cretaceous, Sandstone, Sedimentary Tags:Kent Building stone Atlas

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