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Black Pasture Stone

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

Carboniferous Namurian, Millstone Grit

General Colour Description:

Buff coloured with brown specks.

Hand Specimen Description:

Tough, hard, fine to medium grained sandstone which is moderately well sorted.

Stone Identifiers: Granular.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No