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Intro: Springwell Sandstone (I4)

Posted on 6 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Springwell Sandstone (I4)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

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Reference I4
NAME Springwell
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures
COUNTY Tyne and Wear
COLOUR Buff
TEXTURE Fine to medium grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed
SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding and general building
 USES (1) Culzean Castle, Ayrshire
 USES (2) County Hall, Durham
 USES (3) Leith Walk, Edinburgh
 USES (4) Midland Bank, Grey Street, Newcastle
Stone Names
Carboniferous, Sandstone, Sedimentary Tags:County Durham Tyne and Wear and Cleveland Atlas

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