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Intro: Blaxter High Nick (E6) Coal Measures Sandstone. Yoredale Group – Cumbria

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Blaxter High Nick (E6) Coal Measures Sandstone. Yoredale Group – Cumbria

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference E6
NAME Blaxter High Nick
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Lower Carboniferous
COUNTY Northumberland
COLOUR Yellow/buff with dark veining
TEXTURE Fine to medium grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and cladding
 USES (1) Snowhill, London
 USES (2) Killock Street, King’s Cross, London
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names

 

Sandstone, Sedimentary

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