Purbeck Grub Limestone Tiles & Slab, United Kingdom Grey Limestone

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Stone Name:Purbeck Grub Limestone

Grey - Limestone

Origin:United KingdomUnited Kingdom

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Haysom (Purbeck Stone) Ltd
United Kingdom United Kingdom
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Mark Haysom
Tel: 01929 439217
Adr: St. Aldhelm's Quarry Worth Matravers Dorset BH19 3LN
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Product Description

Definition/Type Jurassic Limestone
Colour/Texture Bluish/brown/grey; dense fossil content.
Application Polishes well.
Hearths, mantels, tabletops, paving, dressed walling.
References Henbury Rotunda, England (decorative floor)
Ealing Abbey, England (steps)

Pimlico Station, London, England (paving)
British Museum, London, England (plinths)
Southwark Cathedral (refectory floor)
Windsor Castle (visitor's reception floor)
"http://www.bre.co.uk/" target="_blank">B.R.E Data
Compressive Strength 149.70 Mpa
Flexural Strength 8.30 Mpa
Porosity (BRE 141) 2.40 % by volume
Porosity (CEN) 2.80 % by volume
Saturation Coefficient 0.660
Water Absorption 0.587 % by weight
Water Absorption (CEN) 0.613 % by weight
Bulk Specific Gravity 2635.3 kilograms per cubic metre
Apparent Density (CEN) 2624.6 kilograms per cubic metre
Crystallisation -0.1 % wt loss
Abrasion 21.2 mm

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