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Darney Sandstone

Darney Sandstone
sandstone

Darney is a fine to medium cream to buff coloured sandstone. Overall, Darney is suitable for most aspects of construction including load bearing masonry and cladding. The stone is extracted from the Darney Quarry, located at West Woodburn, Hexham, Northumberland.

 

Specification guide

Darney is a fine to medium cream to buff coloured sandstone. Overall, Darney is suitable for most aspects of construction including load bearing masonry and cladding. The stone is extracted from the Darney Quarry.

These figures should only be used as indications of the future performance of the stone. The information given is for guidance only and is subject to alteration without notice. We recommend customers contact Stancliffe Stone Company Ltd to ensure details are currently valid. Test results may not be representative of the whole quarry and are provided for comparison purposes only.

 

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Specifications of Darney Sandstone

Stone

Darney Sandstone

Quarry

Darney Quarry

Supplier

Stancliffe Stone

 

Physical Performance of Darney Sandstone

Geological type

Sandstone

Colour/texture

Cream to Buff — Fine to medium grained

Maximum sizes

Please consult

Petrographic description

Cream to Buff fine grained Sandstone

Salt crystallisation

23.0% percentage mass change

Water absorption

4.9% (by wt) (BSEN 13755:2002)

Bulk specific gravity

2138kg/m3

Compressive strength

52MPa (BSEN 1926:1999)

Freeze/thaw resistance

2.44MPa

 

Stone Variations

The variation shown above is characteristic of Darney. This is not something that can be controlled but it can be managed. Please make contact to discuss specific project requirements. Stone being a natural product may vary significantly in colour and texture within the same range of stone. Descriptions given in this website concerning the colour of the products and the images depicting their colour are approximate only. It is strongly recommended that customers request physical samples of the colour and texture of stone available from any particular range before placing orders.

 

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