Stone in Archaeology Database

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Faringdon Sandstone

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Sample Details and Images

Sample: 272

Local Name:	Faringdon Sandstone
Quarry Name:	Cole's Pits, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Location:	Southampton Lithics Collection. Berkshire. Box 1. Tray 1.
Comments:	None Recorded

Macroscopic Images:

	Fresh Surface. Close up of surface detail.
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Photomicrographs:

	Crossed Polars.		Plane Polarised Light.
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Physical Characteristics:

Fresh Primary Colour Secondary Colour Primary Munsell Code Secondary Munsell Code Surface Appearance Hardness Feel Grain Sorting Grain Size Brown None 10YR 4/4   Granular Hard Rough Poorly sorted Medium

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