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Port Lime

Port Lime Sawn Natural Limestone (NPL)

This creamy natural limestone is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, tiny shell deposits, and a matrix of minerals such as calcite, aragonite and calcium carbonate.

A competitively priced alternative to Portland Stone, Port Lime holds a sharp edge well and can be used to create any architectural embellishment. It is exceptionally frost-resistant and durable and is CE Certified. As it it quarried from beds 6 to 9 m high, Port Lime is available in large blocks with consistent colour and texture.

Product Code: NPL
Type: Pale Cream Sawn Natural Limestone
Port Lime Sawn Natural Limestone (NPL)

Availability

As sawn two sides, sawn six sides or as finished masonry.

Maximum Sizes (metres)

Height on bedLengthWidth
Quarried0.6-0.92.52.0
Sawn Six Sides0.6-0.91.00.5
Blocks1.02.52.0


Specifications

Geology sedimentary oolitic limestone. Fine grained calcium carbonate
ColourWhite with some shell content
TextureFines tone with fine crushed shell
Crushing StrengthWater saturated 2560kg/m3
Acid immersion testpassed
Porosity (%volume)TBC%
Saturation coefficient0.72


Recommended Uses

Arches
Carving & sculpture
Chimneys
Columns
Copings & pier caps
Cornices
Dry stone walling
Fireplaces
Garden features
Load-bearing walls
Non-load-bearing cladding & facing
Paving
Porticos and porches
Quoins
Retaining walls & batters
Thresholds, cills and lintels


Technical advice

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