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Intro: Ketton Limestone (B4)

Posted on 1 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Ketton Limestone (B4)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

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Reference B4
NAME Ketton
TYPE Limestone
GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite
COUNTY Leicestershire
COLOUR Cream/buff and some pink
TEXTURE Fine and even grained oolite, with few shell fragments
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 900-1200mm depth on bed
SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and carving
 USES (1) Cambridge Colleges
 USES (2)
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names
Jurassic, Limestone, Sedimentary Tags:Leicester Building Stone Atlas, Rutland Building Stone Atlas

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