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Portland Stone - Decorative Stonework / Ornate Carving - Natural Limestone Carving
Portland Stone - Decorative Stonework / Ornate Carving - Natural Limestone Carving
Portland Stone - Decorative Stonework / Ornate Carving - Natural Limestone Carving

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Albion Stone plc

Verified 5 months ago

Albion Stone plc

Verified 5 months ago

Albion Stone plc
Summary
Portland stone for decorative stonework/ ornate carving.
Third party certification
Color
Cream, White, Grey
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Finish
Honed
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Material
Limestone
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Shape
Circle, Oval, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Rhombus, Trapezoid, Kite, Parallelogram, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Crescent, Formless, Other
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Length
Bespoke
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Width
Bespoke
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Height
Bespoke
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Specification

Standard
To BS EN 771-6.
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Denomination
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Name (traditional)
Portland stone.
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Petrological family
Limestone.
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Colour
Creamy white.
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Origin
Bowers Quarry, Isle of Portland, UK.
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Unit dimension tolerances
Category D2.
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Compressive strength
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Mean value (minimum)
To BS EN 1926, 54.99 MPa.
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Open porosity
To BS EN 1936, 17.58%.
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Additional requirements
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Apparent density
To BS EN 1936, 2191 kg/m³.
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Mean flexural strength
To BS EN 13161, 4.07 MPa.
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Additional properties

Saturation coefficient
To BS EN 12370, 2.88%.
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Light reflectance
57.00 (mean value).
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Breaking load
To BS EN 13364, 4032 N.
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Water absorption (maximum)
To BS EN 13755, 6.02%.
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Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials
No
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Country of material origin
United Kingdom
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Country of product manufacture
United Kingdom
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Material
Limestone
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Embodied carbon
0.04 kg CO₂ eq/kg
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Recyclability
100
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Recycled content
0 %
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