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Material index · four Shahabad limestones

The range, quarried and finished at our own yard in Kalaburagi

All four beds come off our own quarry at Miriyan village, Chincholi taluk, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, and are cut, honed and polished at our own yard before shipping. Technical test results are available on request.

A flat honed tile of blue-grey Shahabad limestone, showing its even colour and fine natural surface

01

Shahabad Blue Limestone

A fine-grained blue-grey limestone from the Kalaburagi belt of north Karnataka, quarried and finished by our own family operation. Cut, honed and polished at our own yard, so it lands ready to lay.

Colour family
Cool blue-grey
Geology
Fine-grained limestone, Kalaburagi belt, north Karnataka
Primary application
External paving and internal flooring
Water absorption
On request
A flat honed tile of cool mid-grey Shahabad limestone, showing its even colour and fine natural surface

02

Shahabad Grey Limestone

A fine-grained grey limestone from the Kalaburagi belt of north Karnataka, quarried and finished by our own family operation. Natural for external paving, honed for interiors.

Colour family
Cool mid-grey
Geology
Fine-grained limestone, Kalaburagi belt, north Karnataka
Primary application
External paving and internal flooring
Water absorption
On request
A flat honed tile of warm golden yellow Shahabad limestone, showing its even colour and fine natural surface

03

Shahabad Yellow Limestone

The warm bed of the Shahabad range: a golden buff that darkens markedly once it is wet, which is worth showing a client on both a dry and a wet sample before they specify it.

Colour family
Warm golden buff
Geology
Fine-grained limestone, Kalaburagi belt, north Karnataka
Primary application
External paving and feature flooring
Water absorption
On request
A flat honed tile of muted reddish brown Shahabad limestone, showing its even colour and fine natural surface

04

Shahabad Reddish Limestone

A muted red-brown limestone with none of the brashness of a red sandstone. Best used where a single distinctive floor or feature area carries a scheme.

Colour family
Muted red-brown
Geology
Fine-grained limestone, Kalaburagi belt, north Karnataka
Primary application
Feature paving and internal flooring
Water absorption
On request
Not sure which bed

Send us the specification and we will tell you which stone fits

Give us the application, the finish you want and the quantity involved. If none of the four is right for the job we will say so.