Block for landscaping or as sawn two sides, sawn six sides or as finished masonry. |
Height on bed | Length | Width | Quarried | 0.6-0.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | Sawn Six Sides | 0.6-0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Blocks | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Geology | Jurassic portlandian Portland oolitic limestone. | Colour | Creamy white stone with comminuted shell clasts. | Texture | Tight textured with some shell fragments. | Crushing Strength | Air dried 321 - 529kgf/cm2 | Weight | Water saturated 2400kg/m3 | Porosity (%volume) | 18.0 | Saturation coefficient | 5.1 |
Civil engineering works (bridges, dams) | Landscaping | Retaining walls, batters | Load-bearing masonry | Arches | Columns with limited height | Piers with limited height | Lintels with limited length | Stone slips | Non load-bearing cladding and facings | Window surrounds | Plinths | Copings | Steps, stairs | Walling | Thresholds, sills | Paving | Paving Setts | Flooring | Fireplaces | Boundary walls | Kerbs and quadrants | Decorative work (carving, moulding) | Sculpture, bas-relief |