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Category: Igneous
CED09 Ballymagreehan Granite
<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> 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 engineering USES…
CED03 Whinstone
<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> 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 SIZE LXBXH…
CED02 Park Granite
<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> 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 USES (1)…
CED01 Mourne Granite
<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, paving and…
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
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…
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 –…
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