Skip to content

Stone Library

Online content for a physical construction material

  • Sedimentary
    • Limestone
    • Sandstone
  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Toggle search form

Category: Igneous

CED09 Ballymagreehan Granite

<NOTE:  CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> temporary image Reference CED09 NAME Ballymagreehan TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Newry Igneous Complex – Devonian 419-393 million years ago COUNTY Down – Northern Ireland COLOUR TEXTURE  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) Up to 2.5m x 1.5m x 1m SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building, paving and…

Read More “CED09 Ballymagreehan Granite” »

Igneous

CED03 Whinstone

<NOTE:  CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> temporary image Whinstone was formed during the Carboniferous period and made mostly of Plagioclase Feldspar and Clinopyroxene along with smaller amounts of other minerals such as Biotite.   Reference CED03 NAME Whinstone TYPE Gabbro/Dolorite GEOLOGY Carboniferous COUNTY Scotland COLOUR Dark Grey TEXTURE  BLOCK…

Read More “CED03 Whinstone” »

Carboniferous

CED02 Park Granite

<NOTE:  CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> temporary image Reference CED02 NAME Park TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Auldearn Granite Pluton  Devonian 443.8-393.3 million years ago COUNTY Highlands – Scotland COLOUR Pink/Red TEXTURE  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) Up to 2.5m x 1.5m x 1m SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building, paving and engineering…

Read More “CED02 Park Granite” »

Devonian

CED01 Mourne Granite

Temporary image <NOTE:  CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION>   Reference CED01 NAME Mourne TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Tertiary COUNTY County Down, Ireland COLOUR Medium  grey with visible clear, white and black speckles TEXTURE Medium to coarse grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) Less than 1.5m generally SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building,…

Read More “CED01 Mourne Granite” »

Igneous

Intro: Tom’s Forest Grey (L8) Scottish Granite

Reference L8 NAME Tom’s Forest Grey TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Grampian COLOUR Light silver grey with black speckle and pink colouration TEXTURE Medium grained with oatmeal texture. Quartz, feldspar and mica  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names

Igneous

Intro: Shap Granite (L2)

Reference L2 NAME Shap Dark TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Devonian COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Brown/pink TEXTURE Large rectangular feldspars in a finer grained crystalline matrix  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200x600x600mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names Shap Granite   Intro: Shap Granite (L1) – Stone…

Read More “Intro: Shap Granite (L2)” »

Igneous

Intro: Donegal Granite (L9) Irish Granite

Reference L9 NAME Donegal (textured) TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Co Roscommon COLOUR Salmon pink/red, but with considerable variation TEXTURE Coarse grained. Quartz, feldspar and biotite mica  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1300x1200mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving and monumental  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names   Intro: Donegal Granite (L9) Irish Granite –…

Read More “Intro: Donegal Granite (L9) Irish Granite” »

Igneous

Scottish Granite

Igneous

Intro: Shepley H3

H3  NAME Shepley Multicoloured TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Green/brown to blue/grey TEXTURE Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 900mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Paving and steps  USES (1) County Hall, London  USES (2) Trafalgar Square, London  USES (3)  USES (4) Intro: Shepley H3 – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro:…

Read More “Intro: Shepley H3” »

Igneous

Intro: Wicklow Granite (M2) Irish Granite

Reference M2 NAME Wicklow Clear Grey TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Co Wicklow COLOUR Grey/light brown TEXTURE Medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Cladding, paving and monumental  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names

Igneous

Posts pagination

1 2 3 Next

Copyright © 2025 Stone Library.

Powered by PressBook Masonry Dark