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<image> Reference E2 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)…
Reference N9 NAME Trevillett (riven) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Devonian. Upper Devonian Slate Beds COUNTY Cornwall COLOUR Blue/grey/green. Pyrite grains common TEXTURE Fine grained. Pronounced irregular cleavage BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing and flooring USES (1) Buckstead Abbey, Abbey Farm USES (2) Tavistock Town Hall USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Tredorn…
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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…
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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:…
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)…
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) –…
Reference N7 NAME Portmadoc (riven) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Llandeilo Series COUNTY Gwynedd COLOUR Blue/grey. Occasional pyrite flecks TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Finely cleaved BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, flooring and architectural USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Portmadoc Welsh Slate (N6) – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro:…
Reference N1 NAME Kirkstone Brathay (riven) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Blue/black TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Pronounced cleavage BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Seathwaite Fell Sandstone Formation Kirkstone Brathay (honed) (M10) Lake…
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Kirkstone Brathay (honed) Reference M10 NAME Kirkstone Brathay (honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Blue/black TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Pronounced cleavage BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Seathwaite Fell Sandstone Formation Kirkstone Brathay…
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Kirkstone Silver Green (riven) Reference M9 NAME Kirkstone Silver Green (riven) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Silver green TEXTURE Bedded angular fragments of varying size in fine grained matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1800x900mm SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES…
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