Red - Sandstone
Quarry Location: Lyons, Colorado, on the East face of the Rocky Mountains
Water Absorption: 3 %
Density: 2520 kg/m3
Compressive Strength: 10-20,000 psi
Recommended Usage: Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window si
Finishing Surface: Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Additional Names: Colorado Red Stone,Colorado Rose Sandstone,Colorado Sandstone,Lyons Sandstone, Lyons Red Sandstone,Lyons Red
Lyons Red Sandstone(also called Colorado Red Sandstone) is fine to medium-grained, pink to pale red, calcite cemented, consists of purely quartzose sandstone.
Finishes available:Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Lyons Red Sandstone can be commonly used; Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills, etc