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Dukes Gritstone

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

Namurian, (Millstone Grit Group), Marsdenian, Ashover Grit.

General Colour Description:

Purple/brown in colour with darker brown flecks and veined bed markings.

Hand Specimen Description:

A medium grained, hard, granular sandstone which is well sorted with a rough feel.

Stone Identifiers: Granular.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No