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Intro: Stanton Moor (F1) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Stanton Moor (F1) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference F1
NAME Stanton Moor
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit
COUNTY Derbyshire
COLOUR Buff and occasionally pink, with some iron banding
TEXTURE Medium grained grit with some coarser material
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x3000x1500mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, dressings and paving
 USES (1) Crown Courts, Newcastle
 USES (2) Lichfield Cathedral
 USES (3) Burrell Museum, Glasgow
 USES (4) Quayside, Newcastle
Stone Names Ashover Grit
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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