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Daglingworth Stone

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Local Name(s): Daglingworth Stone. Example of Daglingworth Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Limestone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Jurassic
Epoch:   Middle
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Great Oolite

General Colour Description:

Light buff colour with very small speckles of a darker colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

A hard, moderate to poorly sorted, medium grained, oolitic limestone.

Stone Identifiers: Calcareous,  Fossiliferous,  Oolitic.
Reacts dilute to HCl? Yes