Stone types

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A list of stone types used in the UK.


  • andesite
  • argillite - slate
  • Bargate - a yellow type of sandstone
  • basalt
  • bluestone
  • breccia
  • brownstone
  • clunch
  • conglomerate
  • coquina
  • coral
  • dacite
  • diabase
  • diorite
  • dolomite
  • flint
  • gabbro
  • gneiss
  • granite
  • granodiorite
  • greenstone
  • labradorite
  • limestone
  • marble
  • melaphyre
  • pitchstone
  • pumice
  • pyrophyllite
  • quartz
  • quartzite
  • sandstone
  • schist
  • serpentine - source of asbestos
  • shellstone
  • slate - aka argillite
  • soapstone
  • syenite
  • travertine
  • tuff


See Also

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