The grey/brown colouring of Dangelong Basalt works well with a variety of materials as well as garden plantings.
Basalt has a raw, untamed quality that sets it apart from the "manufactured" stone products sometimes used today.
The uniqueness of DANGELONG BASALT lends itself perfectly to contemporary designs, bringing a high end exclusive element to any project.
FLEXIBILITY OF USAGE
Dangelong Basalt is sought after by stonemasons as it has good yield and is great rock to work with.
The stone can be easily split for it's distinctive and uniform dark edge, or used with the brown or buff face.
Individual rocks can also be selected as striking garden features.
CONVENIENT ACCESS
The Dangelong quarry is only 10km off the Monaro Highway between Cooma & Nimmitabel; close to Canberra, the Monaro, Snowy Mountains and the South Coast.
HIGH QUALITY
Dangelong Basalt is also known as bluestone or phorphry. It has been used on many large projects in Canberra and the Snowy Mountains including the NPWS Headquarters in Jindabyne, the Kingston Foreshore development, Banjo’s Hotel in Jindabyne and many residential projects in Canberra, Jindabyne and the South Coast.
HISTORY
Original excavation at the quarry was carried out in the late 1850s sourcing rock for a local homestead. The current operation has been running since 1997 and has approval from Cooma Monaro Shire Council to extract up to 5000t per year.