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Category: Limestone

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: Purbeck Marble (D7)

Information  https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-limestone-d3-to-d6/   RELATED MATERIALS Purbeck Thornback (D3)  https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-thornback-d3-limeston/ Purbeck Cap (D4)  https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-cap-d4-limestone/ Purbeck Marble (D5)  https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-marble-d5/ Purbeck Marble (D6)  https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-marble-d6/ Purbeck Marble (D7)  https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-marble-d6/

Jurassic

Intro: Purbeck Marble (D6)

Reference D6 NAME Purbeck Marble TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic COUNTY Dorset COLOUR Blue/grey/green TEXTURE Whole and fragmented shells in fine grained matrix  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Mainly restoration/conservation of ornamental masonry  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names Purbeck Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk)   RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Intro: Purbeck Cap…

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Jurassic

Intro: Purbeck Marble (D5)

  Purbeck Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Reference D5 NAME Purbeck Marble TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Purbeck Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR Blue/grey/green. TEXTURE Whole and fragmented shells in fine grained matrix  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Mainly restoration/conservation of ornamental masonry  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names   RELATED MATERIALS Intro:…

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Jurassic

Intro: Purbeck Cap (D5) Limestone

Information  https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/purbeck-limestone-d3-to-d6/   RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Purbeck Cap (D4) Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Purbeck Marble (D5) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Purbeck Marble (D6) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Purbeck Marble (D6) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Purbeck Thornback (D3) Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk)

Jurassic

Intro: Purbeck Thornback (D4) Limestone

Purbeck Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Reference D4 NAME Purbeck Thornback TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Purbeck Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR Buff/grey/brown TEXTURE Whole and fragmented shells in fine grained matrix  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1000x600x650mm SUITABILITY Internal and external flooring and decorative panels  USES (1) Windsor Castle  USES (2) McDonalds Institute, Cambridge University  USES (3)…

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Jurassic

Intro: Portland Limestone (D2) Portland Blue

Reference D2 NAME Portland Blue TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR Blue/grey TEXTURE Fine grained with virtually no shell  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) FINISHED MASONRY ONLY SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, paving and dressings  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names Portland Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) RELATED MATERIALS Intro:…

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Jurassic

Intro: Portland Limestone (D1) Portland Cap

Reference D1 NAME Portland Cap TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR Cream/white TEXTURE Fine grained to open textured with no visible shell content  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) FINISHED MASONRY ONLY SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, paving and dressings  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names   Portland Limestone – Stone…

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Jurassic

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