About
Item Details
- Material Type:
- Limestone
- Origin:
United Kingdom (Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula in south-east Dorset) - Primary Color(s):
- Beige
- Recommended Usage:
- Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and
- Additional Names:
- Purbeck Pond Freestone, Purbeck Thornback, Purbeck Inland Freestone, Purbeck Cap, Purbeck Ragstone, Purbeck Whetson, Purbeck Burr, Purbeck Roach, Purbeck Stone
- Finished Surface:
- Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Testing
- Water Absorption:
- 2.4 by weight %
- Density:
- 2497.9 Kg/m3
- Flexural Strength:
- 11.49 MPa
- Compressive Strength:
- 98.20 MPa
Description
Purbeck Stone is a kind of beige limestone quarried in United Kingdom. This stone is especially good for Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills, etc and other design projects. It also called Purbeck Pond Freestone, Purbeck Thornback, Purbeck Inland Freestone, Purbeck Cap, Purbeck Ragstone, Purbeck Whetson, Purbeck Burr, Purbeck Roach . Purbeck Stone can be processed into Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled and so on.