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Brackenhill Stone

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Local Name(s): Brackenhill Stone. Example of Brackenhill Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Sandstone
Geology:
Era:   Palaeozoic
Period:   Carboniferous
Epoch:   Upper
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Middle Coal Measures. Ackworth Rock.

General Colour Description:

Light brown colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

A medium grained, hard, micaceous sandstone.

Stone Identifiers: Granular,  Micaceous.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No