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Intro: Shap Granite (L2)

Posted on 23 July 202416 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Shap Granite (L2)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference L2
NAME Shap Dark
TYPE Granite
GEOLOGY Devonian
COUNTY Cumbria
COLOUR Brown/pink
TEXTURE Large rectangular feldspars in a finer grained crystalline matrix
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200x600x600mm
SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering
 USES (1)
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Stone Names Shap Granite

 

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