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Intro: Forest of Dean Mine Train (G9)

Posted on 23 July 202416 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Forest of Dean Mine Train (G9)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

 

G9
 NAME Forest of Dean MINE TRAIN
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures
COUNTY Gloucestershire
COLOUR Green/grey with feint orange banding
TEXTURE Fine to medium grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200x1200x900mm
SUITABILITY Cladding, ashlar, paving, monumental and engineering
 USES (1) Cardiff Docks
 USES (2)
 USES (3)
 USES (4)

 

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