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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…

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Cretaceous

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…

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Cretaceous

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…

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Cretaceous

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)…

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Cretaceous

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…

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Cretaceous

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

Cretaceous

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

Cretaceous

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…

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Cretaceous

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…

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Cretaceous

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