Item Details
Quarry Location:
Frosterley, banks of the River Wear in Durham
Recommended Usage:
Wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Frosterley Stone,Frosterley Limestone,Frosterley Black Marble,Frosterly Marble,Frosterley Marble
Description:
The dark grey to black marble known as Frosterley marble is another British stone that comes to life when polished. It has white fossils running throughout the stone produced from a tropical seabed some 325 million years ago. These fossils have been encapsulated within the dark grained marble to make it such a decorative stone.
Finishes available: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Weatheredge
Frosterley marble (limestone) can be commonly used; Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills, etc.