Family quarry, Miriyan village, Chincholi taluk, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka
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
- 0.7%
- Flexural strength
- 10.8 N/mm²
- Wet slip
- No visible deterioration after 48 freeze-thaw cycles
The bed and how it behaves
Shahabad Yellow is the same fine-grained Kalaburagi limestone as the grey bed, in a warm golden buff. Its defining behaviour is the shift when wet: the colour deepens noticeably, so a rain-soaked terrace reads much richer than the dry sample a client was shown in a showroom.
That makes it a character stone rather than a neutral background. It suits courtyards, garden terraces and feature interior floors where the warmth is wanted, and it pairs well with the grey bed for banding or borders.
Available riven and honed. Technical figures below are tested against the same BS EN suite as the rest of the range and are consistent with the grey bed, as expected from the same formation.
Macro detail — warm golden buff
Installed context
Recommended applications
- External paving and garden terraces
- Feature internal flooring
- Banding and borders alongside Shahabad Grey
- Wall linings
Not recommended for continuous vehicular trafficking without a design check on bedding and joint specification; polished finish not recommended for external or wet-area use.
Finish variants
Available faces
Finish changes the slip figure, the colour reading and the maintenance regime. The finishes page carries the full comparison.
Riven (natural cleft)
Natural split face for external paving.
Honed
Matt interior face; holds the warm tone.
Polished
Internal use only.
Sawn
Bedding and rear faces.
Dimensions
Available sizes and thicknesses
| Format | Dimensions | Thickness | Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paving slab | 600×600mm, 600×400mm, 600×300mm, random-width strip paving | 20mm / 25mm / 30mm / 40mm | Length/width ±2mm, thickness ±2mm to BS EN 1341 |
| Flooring tile | 600×600mm, 600×300mm, 400×400mm, 300×300mm | 15mm / 18mm / 20mm | Length/width ±1mm, thickness ±1mm to BS EN 1341 |
| Cut to size | Up to 1200×600mm on standard blocks, larger on request | 15mm / 20mm / 25mm / 30mm / 40mm / 50mm / 60mm | Length/width ±1mm, thickness ±1.5mm to drawing |
Cut-to-size production is quoted per drawing. Confirm achievable tolerance in writing before raising an order.
Technical data
Independently tested and declared
This bed has been through independent laboratory testing for strength, absorption, abrasion and slip resistance. Full test certificates are available on request.
| Property | Value | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Compressive strength | 88 N/mm² | BS EN 1926 |
| Flexural strength | 10.8 N/mm² | BS EN 12372 |
| Water absorption | 0.7% | BS EN 13755 |
| Apparent density | 2,545 kg/m³ | BS EN 1936 |
| Abrasion resistance | 19mm wear depth (wide wheel, 250 revolutions) | BS EN 14157 |
| Slip resistance (wet, riven) | PTV 61 wet (riven) / PTV 40 wet (honed) | EN 16165 Annex C (pendulum) |
| Frost resistance | No visible deterioration after 48 freeze-thaw cycles | BS EN 12371 |
| Petrographic description | Micritic limestone with iron-oxide staining giving buff colouration | BS EN 12407 |
Packing specification
How it arrives
Crate detail and quantities. Quotations available to your nearest port or delivered to your yard, on request.
- Crate type
- Open timber crate, fumigated to ISPM-15
- Internal protection
- Interleaved with foam sheet, edge-protected with timber battens
- Pieces per crate
- 38–46 pieces per crate (600×600×20mm equivalent)
- Crate gross weight
- Approx. 950–1,100 kg gross per crate
- 20ft container
- 18–20 crates per 20ft container
- 40ft container
- 36–40 crates per 40ft container
- Marking
- Crate numbered, stone name, size, finish and net/gross weight stencilled on two sides
Approve Shahabad Yellow Limestone on a sample before you commit to an order
We do not expect a first order without an approved sample. Ask, and we will arrange one, dispatched within a week of your request.
Related material
Considered alongside this stone
Shahabad Grey Limestone
Cool mid-grey Shahabad limestone, supplied riven or honed. The volume seller in the range and the closest match to the grey limestone paving UK merchants already stock.
Shahabad Maroon Limestone
Deep muted purple-brown Shahabad limestone. Rare within the belt and the most distinctive colour in the range.
Shahabad Yellow Limestone · Warm golden buff