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Intro: Purbeck Marble (D6)

Posted on 12 October 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Purbeck Marble (D6)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference D6
NAME Purbeck Marble
TYPE Limestone
GEOLOGY Jurassic
COUNTY Dorset
COLOUR Blue/grey/green
TEXTURE Whole and fragmented shells in fine grained matrix
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Mainly restoration/conservation of ornamental masonry
 USES (1)
 USES (2)
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names

Purbeck Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk)

 

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