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Local Name(s): |
Catcastle Stone - Buff, Cat Castle Stone. |
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Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
Stone Type: | Sandstone | ||||||
Geology: |
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Geological Sub-Divisons: | Namurian, Millstone Grit. |
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General Colour Description: | Two types are sold today: Catcastle 'Buff' a creamy/buff coloured stone with darker specks, and Catcastle 'Grey' a brown/grey variegated sandstone with flecks of orange and occasional large glassy grains (up to 10mm across). |
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Hand Specimen Description: | A medium to coarse grained, hard, granular sandstone which is moderately well sorted with a hackly fracture. |
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Stone Identifiers: | Granular. | ||||||
Reacts dilute to HCl? | No |