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| Local Name(s): |
Cleehill Dolerite, Cleehill Dhustone, Clee Hill Dolerite, Clee Hill Dhustone. |
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| Stone Group: | Igneous | ||||||
| Stone Type: | Dolerite | ||||||
| Geology: |
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| Geological Sub-Divisons: | The dolerite was intruded into the Coal Measures in the Late Carboniferous or Early Permian. Variscan intrusions. |
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| General Colour Description: | Dark bluish-green/grey colour. |
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| Hand Specimen Description: | A fine grained, very hard, olivine dolerite. |
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| General Comments: | The intruded sill of dolerite was known locally as 'dhustone'. |
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| Reacts dilute to HCl? | No | ||||||
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