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Marbles. Part 2 |
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Marbles. Part 2 |
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This section is from the book "Notes On Building Construction", by P.G.L. Smith. Also available from Amazon: Notes on building construction.
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NAME OF QUARRY. |
NEAREST POST TOWN. |
COUNTY. |
Per Foot Cube in Lbs. |
GEOLOGICAL FORMATION. |
WHERE USED, AND REMARKS. |
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English Marbles |
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ASHFORD . . |
Rowsley . . |
Derbyshire . . |
Black . . . |
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Mountain limestone |
These marbles are highly figured, as they contain embedded fossils of all kinds. |
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Bakewell . . . |
Bakewell. . |
Do. . . |
Brown . . . |
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Do. |
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Berry Pomkroy |
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Devonshire . . |
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Bridstow . . . |
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Do. . |
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Chudleigh . . |
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Do. . |
Do . .. |
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Chimney-pieces. |
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Cole Hill . . . |
Matlock . . . |
Derbyshire . . |
Black . . . |
... |
Mountain limestone. |
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Dent . . . . |
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Yorkshire . . |
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... |
... |
Full of fossil encrinites or " stone lilies." |
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Drewsleighton . |
Drewsleighton . |
Devonshire . . |
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Ipplepen . . . |
Newton . . . |
Do. . . |
Purple clouded with red and white |
163.4 |
Devonian . . |
Blocks 18 feet square sent to London. Used for shafts of columns, National Provincial Bank, Bishopgate Street. |
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Killey Park . |
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Do. . . |
Green; rose coloured. |
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One Ash . . . |
Matlock . . |
Derbyshire . . |
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Mountain limestone. |
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Oreston . . . |
Plymouth . . |
Devonshire . . |
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Devonian . . |
Used for Plymouth Breakwater. Attacked by Pholades. (See p. 10.) |
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Petit Tor (No. 1) |
St. Mary's Church |
Do. . . |
Grey . . . |
... |
... |
Known as Babbicomb marble. Some blocks consist entirely of fossil corals, and are known as Madrepore marble. |
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Pet worth . . |
Arundel . . |
Sussex . . . |
Do. . . . |
... |
Wealden . . |
Very similar to Purbeck. The Episcopal chair of Canterbury is made of this marble. Found also near Horsham, Eastbourne, Lewes. |
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Plymouth . . . |
Plymouth . . |
Devonshire . . |
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Plymouth Forts and Barracks. |
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Pocombe . . |
Exeter . . |
Do . . . |
Purple; white veins |
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Devonian. |
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Purbeck, Swan-age |
Swanage . . . |
Dorsetshire . |
Grey . . . |
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Purbeck beds . |
A mass of shells; occurs in beds from 6 in. to 9 in. thick; much used for slender shafts in old churches. |
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Sheldon . . |
Matlock . . . |
Derbyshire . |
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Mountain limestone. |
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Staverton . . |
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Do. . . |
Dove-coloured, and red and white. |
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S. Tauton . . . |
Totness . . . |
Devonshire . |
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Devonian. |
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Wilton . . . |
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Staffordshire. |
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Anglesea . . |
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Isle of Man . . |
Black. |
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Isle of Man. |
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Mona . . . |
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Anglesea . . |
Dark green, light green, and sometimes purple, with white |
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Apparently formed by a combination of crystalline limestone and serpentine. |
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PORTWASH . . |
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Isle of Man . . |
Black and grey |
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Carboniferous . |
Steps of St. Paul's Cathedral; full of encri-nites and shells. |
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Port St. Mary . . |
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Do. . . |
Black . . . |
... |
Do. |
Takes a good polish. |
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Scarlett . . . |
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Do. . . |
Pale . . . . |
... |
Do. |
Castle Rushen built with this marble. |
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Scotch Marbles. |
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Aboyne . . |
Aboyne . . |
Aberdeenshire . |
Grey and white. |
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Assynt . . |
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Sutherlandshire |
Grey, blue, and dove-colour. |
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Ballachulish . |
Glencoe . . |
Argyleshire . |
White and grey. . |
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Blairgowrie . |
Blairgowrie . . |
Perthshire . |
White. |
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Glentilt . . . |
Blair Athol . . |
Do. . . |
White and grey |
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Occasional yellow spots. |
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IONA . . . . |
Oban . . |
Argyleshire . |
Grey and white |
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Sometimes has yellowish spots or rims of steatite; does not take a high polish. |
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Skye . . . |
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Greyish. |
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TlREE . . |
Tiree . . |
Hebrides . . |
Pink, with dark green crystals. |
172.3 |
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Block for bust of Sir W. de la Beche, Museum of Practical Geology. |
TABLE OF MARBLES - Continued.
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NAME OF QUARRY. |
NEAREST POST TOWN. |
COUNTY. |
COLOUR OF STONE. |
Weight Per Foot Cube in Lbs. |
GEOLOGICAL FORMATION. |
WHERE USED, AND REMARKS. |
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Irish Marbles. |
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Angliham . . . |
Galway . . . |
Galway . . |
Black. |
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Ballykiloboy . |
Waterford . . |
Waterford . . |
Grey. |
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Ballymore . . |
Dunfanaghy . . |
Donegal . . |
Creamy white. . |
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Polishes well; highly crystalline; difficuult to work; chimney-pieces. |
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Boston . . . |
Rathangen . . |
Kildare . . |
Black. |
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Carlow . . |
Carlow . . |
Carlow . . |
Do. |
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Churchtown . |
Churchtown . |
Cork . . |
Red, black, brownish red |
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Museum of Irish Industry, Dublin. |
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Clifden . . |
Clifden . . . |
Galway . . |
White . . . |
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Stones of considerable area but small depth; no cubical blocks of any size. |
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Clonmacnoise . |
Clonmacnoise . |
King's County . |
Sienna. . . . |
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DONERAILE . . |
Doneraile . . |
Cork . . . |
Black . . . |
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Museum of Irish Industry, Dublin. |
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DUNKERROW . |
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Black, white, purple, veined with green. |
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Glannan . . |
Glasslough . . |
Monaghan . . |
Black . . |
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Takes a good polish. |
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Kilkenny . . |
Kilkenny . . |
Kilkenny . . |
Do. . . . |
171.4 |
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When dressed the figures of shells appear. |
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KlNTAIL . . |
Rathmullin . . |
Donegal . . . |
Da . . . |
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Rathmullin Pier. |
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Letternaphy . |
Clifden . . . |
Galway . . . |
Green . . . |
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Rather coarse; works any size; exported. |
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Limerick, several Quarries near |
Limerick . . |
Limerick . . |
Black . . . |
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Used in London. |
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Mento . . |
Galway . . |
Galway . . . |
Do. . . . |
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There are three beds. The middle is called the " London bed," and exported. Blocks 5 feet to 10 feet long and 4 feet to 5 feet wide. Sawn on the spot into slabs, etc. |
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Merlin Park . . |
Do. . . |
Do. . . |
Do. |
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Monte . . . |
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Meath . . |
Grey. |
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Pallas Kenry . |
Limerick . . |
Limerick . . . |
Red . . . |
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Spotted from embedded fossils; hard and laminated; takes and retains a good polish. |
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TULLAMORE . |
Tullamore . . |
King's County . |
Grey . . . |
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Some varieties clouded. Used for polished work, chimney-pieces, etc. |
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