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Local Name(s): | Haytor Granite. | ||||||
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Stone Group: | Igneous | ||||||
Stone Type: | Granite | ||||||
Geology: |
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General Colour Description: | A silver grey granite with orange specks (on south-east facing example). |
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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. |
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Stone Identifiers: | Crystalline. | ||||||
Reacts dilute to HCl? | No |