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Faringdon Sandstone

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Local Name(s): Faringdon Sandstone. Example of Faringdon Sandstone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Sandstone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Cretaceous
Epoch:   Lower
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Lower Greensand.

General Colour Description:

Dark yellowish brown in colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

A relatively hard, ferruginous, granular, poorly sorted, bioclastic sandstone.

Stone Identifiers: Granular,  Ferruginous,  Fossiliferous.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No