Frosterly 'Marble' is a beautiful fossiliferous limestone of Carboniferous
age from the north of England (County Durham). As far as I am aware, it is
not currently available on the commercial market. It is dark grey, and the
fossils (which are large branching bushy corals) are pale grey to white and
constitute a conspicuous feature of the stone. The stone takes a good
polish and has in the past been widely used for ornamental interior work
particularly for panals, alters, internal pillars, etc.
Geologically it is well cemented and has a uniform texture. I am not a
carver, but I should imagine that it is very like some of the Irish
Carboniferous limestones for carving.
Tim Palmer
At 16:47 23/02/00 GMT, you wrote:
>Do any members of the group know anything about 'Frosterly' stone.
Dr Tim Palmer C.Geol., F.G.S.
Executive Officer, The Palaeontological Association
I.G.E.S., University of Wales
Aberystwyth SY23 3DB
Wales, U.K.
E-mail: palass[AT]palass.org
Web: http://www.palass.org
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