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Category: Cretaceous
Intro: Newington Rag Limestone (K7)
Reference K7 NAME Newington Rag Green TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/brown TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library…
Intro: Newington Rag Limestone (K6)
Reference K6 NAME Newington Rag Blue TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/brown TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library…
Intro: Newington Rag Limestone (K5)
Reference K5 NAME Newington Rag Brown TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/ blue TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone…
Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D9)
Reference D9 NAME Newington Rag Blue TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/brown TEXTURE Medium grained silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk)…
Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8)
Reference D8 NAME Newington Rag Brown TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/ blue TEXTURE Medium grained silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Newington…
Intro: Midhurst Sandstone (K8)
Reference K8 NAME Midhurst TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY West Sussex COLOUR Light buff/green TEXTURE Very fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, masonry and walling USES (1) Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex USES (2) Leconfield Memorial Hall, Petworth, Sussex USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Intro: Folkestone Rag (K4)
Reference K4 NAME Folkestone Rag TYPE Sandy Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Newington Rag Limestone
Newington Rag Limestone <NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Geological Formation The Newington Rag Limestone is a geological formation that is part of the Lower Greensand Group (Woods, 2001). The Lower Greensand Group is a series of sedimentary rocks that were deposited during the Early Cretaceous period, which occurred…
Folkestone Rag Limestone
Folkestone Rag Limestone <NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Geological Formation The Folkestone Rag Limestone is a geological formation that is part of the Lower Greensand Group. The Lower Greensand Group is a series of sedimentary rocks that were deposited during the Early Cretaceous period, which occurred between 145…