STANTON MOOR BUFF
A beautiful Derbyshire carboniferous sandstone, which has been used widely across the UK for all scale of projects - from major prestigious city centre developments to residential developments and private homes.
The stone has been extracted from Dale View Quarry, Matlock for many years. The striking colour of Stanton Moor features a buff base with brown, gold and wild pink variation, adding depth and interest to both traditional and contemporary building designs. Our extensive reserves allow you to select from either Buff or Pink options - see Stanton Moor Pink for more details*.
* Due to the variation of this natural stone, Stanton Moor Buff colour range specification includes up to 10% pink stone.
- STONE TYPE: Carboniferous Sandstone
- QUARRY LOCATION: Dale View Quarry, Stanton-in-Peak, Derbyshire
- QUARRY RECORDS DATE FROM: 1897
Physical performance of Stanton Moor Buff |
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| Geological type | Carboniferous Sandstone | |
| Colour/texture | Buff with pink or gold - fine to medium grained | |
| Maximum size | Please consult | |
| Petrographic description | Sub-Arkose sandstone | BSEN 12407: 2007 |
| Apparent density | 2250 Kgm -3 | BSEN 1936: 2006 |
| Open Porosity | 13.71% | BSEN 1936:2006 |
| Water absorption | 4.4% (by wt) | BSEN 13755: 2002 |
| Flexural strength | 6.0 MPa | BSEN 13161:2001 |
| Frost resistance | 9.72 MPa | BSEN 12371:2001 |
| Compressive strength | 71.66 MPa | BSEN 1926:2006 |
| 72.33 MPa | BSEN 772-1:2000 | |
| Breaking Load at Dowel Hole | 1810 N | BSEN 13364:2002 |
| Water Absorption by Capillarity | 33.76 g/m2/s | BSEN 1925:1999 |
NOTE: This data should only be used as an indication of the future performance of the stone. Test results may not be representative of the whole quarry. The information given is for guidance only and is subject to alteration without notice. We recommend that customers contact Stancliffe Stone to ensure that the details are currently valid. Stone being a natural product may vary significantly in colour and texture within the same range of stone. The stone image on this page is only as accurate as the screen/print out device allows. It is strongly recommended that stone samples are requested to check colour and texture prior to ordering.