Stone Origin:

Northumberland Sandstone

Typical Aesthetics:

Pink

Typical Texture

Medium / Fine grained

Description:

North Northumberland’s ultra pink sandstone. No bedding, just nice tonal variations.

Technical Information

Overall, should be suitable for use in most aspects of construction including flooring, paving, load bearing masonry and cladding.

Compressive Strength:

51.3 – 58.2 MPa

Porosity:

14.8%

Water Absorption:

4.3 – 5.2% (by wt)

Flexural Strength:

3.4 MPa

Saturation Coefficient:

0.62 – 0.65

Bulk Specific Gravity:

2201 – 2135kg/m3