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Black Pasture Stone

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Sample: 175

Local Name:	Black Pasture Stone
Quarry Name:	Black Pasture Quarry, Chollerford
Location:	Southampton Lithics Collection. Northumberland. Box 1, Tray 8.
Comments:	Sample donated by Scottish Natural Stones.

Macroscopic Images:

	Dressed/Tooled Surface. Close up of surface detail
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Photomicrographs:

	Crossed Polars.		Plane Polarised Light.
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Physical Characteristics:

Fresh Primary Colour Secondary Colour Primary Munsell Code Secondary Munsell Code Surface Appearance Hardness Feel Grain Sorting Grain Size Pink None 10YR 7/2   Granular Hard Rough Moderately well sorted Medium

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