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Intro: Black Pasture (E5) Coal Measures Sandstone. Yoredale Group – Cumbria

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Black Pasture (E5) Coal Measures Sandstone. Yoredale Group – Cumbria

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference E5
NAME Coal Measures Sandstone (Black Pasture)
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Lower Carboniferous
COUNTY Northumberland
COLOUR Light buff
TEXTURE Fine to medium grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1500mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, building and dressings
 USES (1) Durham Cathedral
 USES (2) Edinburgh and Glasgow
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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