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Dundry Stone

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

Upper part of Inferior Oolite. Bajocian.

General Colour Description:

Colour varies from creamy/grey to golden brown.

Hand Specimen Description:

A medium grained, very hard, almost crystalline, bioclastic limestone. It is moderately well sorted with a hackly feel.

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