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Haytor Granite

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Local Name(s): Haytor Granite. Example of Haytor Granite
Stone Group: Igneous
Stone Type: Granite
Geology:
Era:   Undesignated
Period:   Igneous Intrusive
Epoch:   Not Applicable
General Colour Description:

A silver grey granite with orange specks (on south-east facing example).

Hand Specimen Description:

A coarse, very hard, crystalline granite with a hackly fracture. The granite varies in grain size depending on location in the quarry. Stone from the south-east facing slope tends to be coarser grained.

Stone Identifiers: Crystalline.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No