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Definition of Purbeck stone

Purbeck stone
Purbeck stone Pur"beck stone` (Geol.) A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England.

Meaning of Purbeck stone from wikipedia

- Purbeck stone refers to building stone taken from a series of limestone beds found in the Upper Jur****ic to Lower Cretaceous Purbeck Group, found on the...
- Purbeck Marble is a fossiliferous limestone found in the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula in south-east Dorset, England. It is a variety of Purbeck stone...
- The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula in Dorset, England. It is bordered by water on three sides: the English Channel to the south and east, where steep...
- the past including amongst others the Purbeck Beds, Purbeck Formation, Purbeck Limestone Formation and Purbeck Stone. Rocks of this age have in the past...
- and the Old Town have been extensively quarried, especially beds of Purbeck Stone, as is clearly evidenced in the first British Geological Survey for...
- Dorset Purbeck stone Purbeck Marble, a stone found on the Isle of Purbeck Purbeck Ball Clay, a ball clay found on the Isle of Purbeck Purbeck Group, a...
- 2010, the inhabitants banded together to purchase a 1.5-tonne block of Purbeck stone to place at the entrance to ****terton, carved with the hamlet's name...
- all streets to be adequately paved for pedestrians with cobblestones. Purbeck stone was widely used as a durable paving material. Bollards were also installed...
- straightforward and includes Portland and Purbeck stone, other limestones, calcareous clays and shales. Portland and Purbeck stone are of national importance as a...
- most southerly part of the Purbeck peninsula, and comprises an outcrop of Portland Stone from the overlying Lower Purbeck Stone. It is part of the Jur****ic...