Red - Sandstone
United Kingdom
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Grange Quarry, St Bees Head, Bigrigg, Cumbria, UK
Water Absorption:
3.11 - 4.99 By weight %, 10.6 By volume %
Density:
2337 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
5.0 - 7.5 MPa
Compressive Strength:
Wet 66 MPa - Dry 115 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Exterior decor, wall cladding, pool coping, stairs, fireplaces surround and also interior wallin
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Whitehaven Sandstone,St Bees Head Stone,St Bees Sandstone, Beestone Sandstone,Beestone
Description:
Beestone Sandstone(also called St Bees Sandstone) is plum red, brown and occasional white markings color fine-grained sandstone.
Durable with good weathering qualities.
Geological type Triassic sandstone
Absorption 3.11 % BS EN 13755
Flexural strength Dry 7 MPa BS EN 13161 (2001)
Compressive strength Wet 66 MPa Dry 115 MPa BS EN 1926 (1999)
perpendicular to rift
Modulus of rupture Dry 11.9 MPa
perpendicular to rift
Apparent density 2337 kg/m3
Porosity 12.36 % BS EN 1936
Saturation co-efficient 0.63 BRE 89
Acid immersion Pass BRE 141
Breaking load at 5663.9 N