Category: Permian

Intro: Magnesian Limestone Hazel Lane Pink (A4)

Information: Magnesian Limestone (A1 to A4) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) RELATED MATERIALS Cadeby Magnesian Limestone (A1) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/mag-lst-cadeby-a1/ Magnesian Limestone: Tadcaster (A2) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/magnesian-limestone-tadcaster-a2/ Magnesian Limestone Hazel Lane Yellow (A3) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/magnesian-limest…l-lane-yellow-a3/ Magnesian Limestone Hazel Lane Pink (A4) https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/magnesian-limest…zel-lane-pink-a4/

Limestone

Intro: Magnesian Limestone Hazel Lane Yellow (A3)

Limestone

Intro: Tadcaster (A2) Magnesian Limestone

Reference A2 NAME Tadcaster TYPE Magnesian Limestone GEOLOGY Permian. Lower Magnesian Limestone COUNTY North Yorkshire COLOUR White/cream with patchy dark iron oxide TEXTURE Fine grained. Rhombic form in thin section BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 650-1000mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, heads cills and mullions USES (1) Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire USES (2) USES (3) USES (4)…

Limestone

Intro: Cadeby (A1) Magnesian Limestone

Limestone

Intro: Hillend Black Dolerite (L3)

Reference L3 NAME Hillend Black TYPE Dolerite GEOLOGY Permian/Carboniferous COUNTY Strathclyde COLOUR Black/charcoal grey TEXTURE Very fine and even grained, with barely distinguishable crystals BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x1000x1000mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) Black Rod’s Garden, Palace of Westminster USES (2) Brook House, Park Lane, London USES (3) Royal…

Carboniferous

Intro: Locharbriggs Sandstone (I9)

<stone name> Reference I9 NAME Locharbriggs TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Permian COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Red (wet), pink (dry) TEXTURE Medium grained. Some fine banding parallel to bed BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2600x1500x1500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and paving USES (1) Carmellite Church (interior) USES (2) Exchange Square, Broadgate USES (3) Carlisle Cathedral USES (4) The Convent,…

Permian

Intro: Corncockle Sandstone (I8)

<stone name> Reference I8 NAME Corncockle TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Permian COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Dark red TEXTURE Medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x2000x500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) Old Masonic Hall, Leeds USES (2) Cathedral Court, Leeds USES (3) Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh USES (4) Leith Academy, Edinburgh Stone Names …

Permian

Magnesian Limestone

Magnesian Limestone <NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Geological Formation of Magnesian Limestone Magnesian limestone, also known as dolomitic limestone, is a sedimentary rock formed during the Permian period between 299 and 251 million years ago. It was formed from the accumulation of sedimentary particles on the bed of…