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Intro: Purbeck Thornback (D4) Limestone

Posted on 12 October 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Purbeck Thornback (D4) Limestone

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

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

Reference D4
NAME Purbeck Thornback
TYPE Limestone
GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Purbeck Group
COUNTY Dorset
COLOUR Buff/grey/brown
TEXTURE Whole and fragmented shells in fine grained matrix
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1000x600x650mm
SUITABILITY Internal and external flooring and decorative panels
 USES (1) Windsor Castle
 USES (2) McDonalds Institute, Cambridge University
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
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