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Yorkshire Coarse Gritstone
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Material Type: Sandstone
Origin: United States ((Calderdale, West Yorkshire))
Priamry Color(s): Beige
Recommended Usage:Exterior decor like wall cladding, pool coping, stairs, fireplaces surround and also interior wallin
Additional Names:Yorkshire Coarsed Gritstone,Yorkshire Sandstone,Yorkshire Buff,York Stone,Yorkshire Stone
Finished Surface:Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Testing
Water Absorption:9.1 %
Density:2350 Kg/m3
Compressive Strength:50.0 - 60.0 MPa
Description

Yorkshire Coarse Gritstone is sandy - beige color with occasional small dark flecks a uniform close grained sandstone with in a few cases odd areas of dark flecks which are black iron oxide.

Surface finishing: Natural, Honed, Bushhammered, Sandblasted and Brushed(Antique).
Yorkshire Sandstone is commonly used in exterior decor like wall cladding, pool coping, stairs, fireplaces and also interior walling, ledge stone, random, squares and recs, oversized ledge stone, landscaping block, hearths, specialty stones, and thin veneer.
Technical Information

Stone name: Yorkshire Coarse Gritstone
Geological type: Mill stone grit
Colour/texture: Sandy buff with coarse large grit present without visible laminations
Maximum size: Up to three metres in length have been supplied
Density: 2350kg per cubic metre
Water absorption: 9.1%
Compressive strength: 50-60 N/mm2
Freeze thaw resistance: Tests indicate that failure due to frost action is unlikely

Yorkshire Coarse Gritstone

Beige- Sandstone

United States
Item Details
Quarry Location: (Calderdale, West Yorkshire)
Recommended Usage: Exterior decor like wall cladding, pool coping, stairs, fireplaces surround and also interior wallin
Additional Names: Yorkshire Coarsed Gritstone,Yorkshire Sandstone,Yorkshire Buff,York Stone,Yorkshire Stone
Finished Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Water Absorption: 9.1 %
Density: 2350 Kg/m3
Compressive Strength: 50.0 - 60.0 MPa
Description

Yorkshire Coarse Gritstone is sandy - beige color with occasional small dark flecks a uniform close grained sandstone with in a few cases odd areas of dark flecks which are black iron oxide.

Surface finishing: Natural, Honed, Bushhammered, Sandblasted and Brushed(Antique).
Yorkshire Sandstone is commonly used in exterior decor like wall cladding, pool coping, stairs, fireplaces and also interior walling, ledge stone, random, squares and recs, oversized ledge stone, landscaping block, hearths, specialty stones, and thin veneer.
Technical Information

Stone name: Yorkshire Coarse Gritstone
Geological type: Mill stone grit
Colour/texture: Sandy buff with coarse large grit present without visible laminations
Maximum size: Up to three metres in length have been supplied
Density: 2350kg per cubic metre
Water absorption: 9.1%
Compressive strength: 50-60 N/mm2
Freeze thaw resistance: Tests indicate that failure due to frost action is unlikely