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Darney Sandstone
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Material Type: Sandstone
Origin: United Kingdom ((Darney quarry, East Woodburn, Hexham Northumberland))
Priamry Color(s): Beige
Recommended Usage:Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, paving
Additional Names:
Finished Surface:Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Testing
Water Absorption:5.3 % by wt
Density:2150 Kgm3
Compressive Strength:68.6 MPa
Description

Darney Sandstone is a fine to medium grained pale gold, yellow to cream through, light buff to almost blonde in colour Lower Carboniferous sandstone.
Finishes available:Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge

Darney Sandstone can be commonly used; Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, paving

Test Results of Darney Sandstone
GEOLOGICAL TYPE Carboniferous Sandstone
PETROGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION Lower Carboniferous Sandstone BSEN 12407: 2000
APPARENT DENSITY 2150 Kgm3 BSEN 1936: 2006
OPEN POROSITY 18.7% BSEN 1936: 2006
WATER ABSORPTION 5.3% (by wt) BSEN 13755: 2008

Compressive Strength 68.6 MPa BSEN 772-1:2000
FLEXURAL STRENGTH 3.5 MPa BSEN 13161: 2008
FROST RESISTANCE 4.29 MPa BSEN 12372: 2006
68.6 MPa BSEN 772-1: 2000
60.0 MPa BSEN 1926: 2006
BREAKING LOAD AT DOWEL HOLE 1465 N BSEN 13364: 2002
WATER ABSORPTION BY CAPILLARITY 192.7 g/m2/s BSEN 1925: 1999

Darney Sandstone

Beige- Sandstone

United Kingdom
Item Details
Quarry Location: (Darney quarry, East Woodburn, Hexham Northumberland)
Recommended Usage: Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, paving
Additional Names:
Finished Surface: Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Water Absorption: 5.3 % by wt
Density: 2150 Kgm3
Compressive Strength: 68.6 MPa
Description

Darney Sandstone is a fine to medium grained pale gold, yellow to cream through, light buff to almost blonde in colour Lower Carboniferous sandstone.
Finishes available:Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge

Darney Sandstone can be commonly used; Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, paving

Test Results of Darney Sandstone
GEOLOGICAL TYPE Carboniferous Sandstone
PETROGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION Lower Carboniferous Sandstone BSEN 12407: 2000
APPARENT DENSITY 2150 Kgm3 BSEN 1936: 2006
OPEN POROSITY 18.7% BSEN 1936: 2006
WATER ABSORPTION 5.3% (by wt) BSEN 13755: 2008

Compressive Strength 68.6 MPa BSEN 772-1:2000
FLEXURAL STRENGTH 3.5 MPa BSEN 13161: 2008
FROST RESISTANCE 4.29 MPa BSEN 12372: 2006
68.6 MPa BSEN 772-1: 2000
60.0 MPa BSEN 1926: 2006
BREAKING LOAD AT DOWEL HOLE 1465 N BSEN 13364: 2002
WATER ABSORPTION BY CAPILLARITY 192.7 g/m2/s BSEN 1925: 1999