Bowers Basebed

Quarry Report No. 50: Spring 2008
Bowers Quarry & Mine, Portland
Stock
Maximum Block Sizes
Overall Size              3.59m³
Length                      2.20m
Bed Height                2.30m
Average Block Sizes
Overall Size              0.65m³
Length                      0.94m
Bed Height                1.15m
Availability
Current Availability
(0-3 months)            100-250m³
Future Availability
(3-12 months)          500-750m³
Description
Shell Content
Clean Basebed - Small grey shell fragments. Some recent production has higher concentration of shells.
Shell Distribution
The shell fragments are randomly distributed across the stone. Some areas in the quarry have yielded cross bedding.
Texture
Bowers Basebed has a tight texture but some of the recent production is a little courser than previously extracted.
Colour
Typical Portland colour, creamy/white. The shell concentrations and texture variation can give it slightly deeper tones.