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The Building Sandstones of the British Isles Elaine Leary

The Building Sandstones of the British Isles By Elaine Leary

The Building Sandstones of the British Isles by Elaine Leary


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Comprehensive guide to sandstone used in building

The Building Sandstones of the British Isles Summary

The Building Sandstones of the British Isles: (BR 84) by Elaine Leary

Identifies location, size, geological details of quarries in the UK
Provides description of the stone, sizes available and description of the applications for which the stone has been used
Results of the testing programme

About Elaine Leary

BRE, UK

Table of Contents

Geology; selection, durability and the interpretation of laboratory test results; the quarries and their stones - Birchover Gritstone, Blaxter, Blue Pennant - Gelligaer Common, Blue Pennant - Pontardawe, Caithness Flagstone, Carstone, Cat Castle, Chinley Moor, Clashach, Copp Crag, Corsehill, Darney, Delph sandstone, Doddington, Donegal quartzite, Dunhouse, Dunmore, Forest of Dean - Barnhill Quarry, Forest of Dean - Mine Train Quarry, Galgate, Greenbrae, Grinshill, Hall Dale, Haslingden, Hollington - Great Gate and Tearne Quarries, Hollington - Red Hole Quarry, Kerridge - Bridge Quarry, Kerridge - Sycamore Quarry, Ladycross, Lazonby, Locharbriggs, Liscannor, Monmouth, Moorside, Newbigging, Newton (and Cuttieshillock), Plumpton Red Lazonby, Prudham, Red St Bees - Birkhams Quarry, Red Wilderness, Ridgeway, Rivelin Grit, Rotherham Red/Lilac Blue, St Bees - Bank End Quarry, Shawk, Shipley, Springwell, Spynie, Stainton, Stancliffe Darley Dale, Stanton Moor, Stanton Moor Gritstone, Stoke Hall, Sussex Sandstone, Watts Cliff, Wealden, West Yorkshire Sandstones - Bolton Woods - Berry & Marshall Ltd, Bolton Woods - Waterhouse Denbigh Ltd, Bramley Fall, Crosland Hill Hard York Stone, Elland Edge Flagrock, Fly Delph, Greenmoor Blue, Greenmoor Rock and Grenoside, Hard York Freestone, Hard York Stone - Crossley's Quarry, Hard York Stone - Hillhouse Edge Quarry, Horn Crag, Ringby, Woodkirk Brown York Stone, York Stone - Naylor Hill Quarry, York Stone - Rawdon Quarry, York Stone - Soil Hill Quarry, York Stone - Watsons Quarry, Yorkshire Flagstone, White Mansfield; appendix a description of the tests - acid immersion test, saturated crystallization test, porosity, saturation coefficient; appendix b - results of the saturated crystallization test.

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GOR013636972
9780851252032
0851252036
The Building Sandstones of the British Isles: (BR 84) by Elaine Leary
Used - Very Good
Paperback
IHS BRE Press
1986-01-01
120
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