Intro: Dunhouse (I2) Upper Carboniferous sandstone, Durham
Category: Sedimentary
Intro: Stoke Ground Top Bed (A10)
<stone name> Reference A9 A10 NAME Stoke Ground Base Bed Stoke Ground Top Bed TYPE Limestone Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Great Oolite Jurassic. Great Oolite COUNTY Avon Avon COLOUR Cream/buff Cream/buff TEXTURE Medium grained oolite with shell fragments. Slightly open texture Fine grained oolite BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3500x1500x1000mm 3500x1200x1600mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding and weathering…
Charmot O1
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Monmouth Sandstone E2
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Intro: Clashach Sandstone (J1)
Reference J1 NAME Clashach Medium TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Permo-Triassic. Hopeman Sandstone COUNTY Grampian COLOUR Golden to pale brown with medium colour mottling TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1800mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) Chandos House, London USES (2) National Gallery, Edinburgh USES (3) Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire USES (4) New…
Intro: Clashach Sandstone (J2)
Reference J2 NAME Clashach Light TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Permo-Triassic. Hopeman Sandstone COUNTY Grampian COLOUR Golden to pale brown with light colour mottling TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1800mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) Chandos House, London USES (2) National Gallery, Edinburgh USES (3) Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire USES (4) New…
Intro: Chilmark Limestone (D3)
Reference D3 NAME Chilmark TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Middle Chalk COUNTY check? Devon COLOUR White TEXTURE Fine grained with limited shell content. Chalky texture BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1400mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Building and carving USES (1) Westminster Abbey USES (2) St Stephen’s Crypt, Palace of Westminster USES (3) Exeter Cathedral USES (4) Stone…
Intro: Shepley H4
H4 NAME Shepley Brown 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:…
Intro: St Bee’s Red Sandstone (J10)
Reference J10 NAME Red St. Bees – BIRKHAMS TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. St. Bees Sandstone COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Dull red. Darkens considerably when wet TEXTURE Very fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x3000x1250mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving USES (1) Earls Court, London USES (2) Ontario Legislative Assembly Buildings, Toronto, Canada USES (3)…