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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.
  
Specifications of Darney Sandstone
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Stone
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Darney Sandstone
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Quarry
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Darney Quarry
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Supplier
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Stancliffe Stone
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Physical Performance of Darney Sandstone
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Geological type
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Sandstone
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Colour/texture
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Cream to Buff — Fine to medium grained
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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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