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High Nick Sandstone

High Nick Sandstone
limestone

High Nick is a medium buff / brown coloured sandstone. Overall, High Nick is suitable for most aspects of construction including load bearing masonry and cladding. The stone is extracted from the High Nick Quarry, located at East Woodburn, Hexham, Northumberland.

 

Specification guide

High Nick is a medium buff / brown coloured sandstone. Overall, High Nick is suitable for most aspects of construction including load bearing masonry and cladding. The stone is extracted from the High Nick Quarry, located

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 High Nick Sandstone

Stone

High Nick Sandstone

Quarry

High Nick Quarry

Supplier

Stancliffe Stone Company Ltd

 

Physical Performance of High Nick Sandstone

Geological type

Lower Carboniferous

Colour/texture

Yellow/buff with dark veining - fine to medium grained

Maximum sizes

Please consult

Porosity

19.90%

Petrographic description

Fine to medium grained Sandstone

Water absorption

12.2% (by wt)

Bulk specific gravity

2190kg/m3

Compression

51.7 MPa

 

Stone Variations

The variation shown above is characteristic of High Nick. 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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