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Category: Jurassic

Intro: Clipsham Limestone (B7)

Reference B7 NAME Clipsham (honed) TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Leicestershire COLOUR Cream/blue, blue and cream TEXTURE Coarse, shelly oolite  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, walling, monumental and carving  USES (1) Ely Cathedral  USES (2) Christ’s College, Cambridge  USES (3) King’s College Chapel, Cambridge  USES (4) Blue…

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Intro: Clipsham Limestone (B6)

Reference B6 NAME Clipsham (honed) TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Leicestershire COLOUR Cream/blue, blue and cream TEXTURE Coarse, shelly oolite  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, walling, monumental and carving  USES (1) Ely Cathedral  USES (2) Christ’s College, Cambridge  USES (3) King’s College Chapel, Cambridge  USES (4) Blue…

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Intro: Clipsham Limestone (B5)

Reference B5 NAME Clipsham (sawn) TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Leicestershire COLOUR Cream/blue, blue and cream TEXTURE Coarse, shelly oolite  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, walling, monumental and carving  USES (1) Ely Cathedral  USES (2) Christ’s College, Cambridge  USES (3) King’s College Chapel, Cambridge  USES (4) Blue…

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Intro: Ketton Limestone (B4)

Information: https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/ketton-limestone-b4/ RELATED MATERIALS

Jurassic

Intro: Bath stone (B3) Farmington

Information:  https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/bath-stone-b3/ RELATED MATERIALS

Jurassic

Intro: Combe Down Limestone (B1)

NAME Primary Colour Cream / Buff Surface Appearance Oolitic/Pisolitic Grain Sorting Moderately well sorted Grain size Medium Localities used at Henry VII’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey: Walls Prior Park, Bath: Ashlar/Facing Stone Known use Modern uses include walling and dressed stone. Known quarries Mount Pleasant Quarry, Combe Down, Upper Lawn Quarry, Combe Down Ref and further…

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Intro: Totternhoe Clunch Chilmark Limestone (E1)

<stone name> Reference E1 NAME Totternhoe Clunch TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group COUNTY Wiltshire COLOUR Cream with fine green flecks TEXTURE Fine grained. No shell but glauconite grains visible  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 500mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Building and monumental  USES (1) Salisbury Cathedral  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names

Jurassic

Purbeck Limestone

Purbeck Limestone <NOTE:  CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Geological Formation The Purbeck Limestone is a sedimentary rock that is found in the Purbeck Hills of Dorset, England. The stone dates back to the Late Jurassic period, which occurred between 163.5 and 145 million years ago. It is a type…

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Portland Limestone

Portland Limestone <NOTE:  CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> The Portland Limestone is a valuable building stone that has been used in numerous structures throughout history. It is important to understand its geological formation, its lithological characteristics, and its applications to appreciate its significance. This academic paper aims to explore…

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Ancaster Limestone

Ancaster Limestones is a cream coloured Jurassic Oolitic limestone forming part of the Inferior Oolite Group (https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=INO)  Upper Lincolnshire Limestone Formation. In a medium grained oolitic limestone containing shell fragments and can vary in composition between quarries.  Oolites are small spherical grains of calcium carbonate which range in size from 0.2mm to a few mm. …

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