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Intro: Tadcaster (A2) Magnesian Limestone

Posted on 12 October 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Tadcaster (A2) Magnesian Limestone

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

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)
Stone Names Cadeby Formation (formerly Lower Magnesian Limestone)

Information: Magnesian Limestone – 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/

 

 

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