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Hornton Stone - Brown

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Local Name(s): Gingerbread Stone,
Hornton Stone - Brown.
Example of Hornton Stone - Brown
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Limestone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Jurassic
Epoch:   Lower
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Middle Lias.

General Colour Description:

An orange/brown colour with occasional to moderate grey inclusions.

Hand Specimen Description:

A medium grained, hard, granular limestone which is moderately well sorted with a hackly fracture.

General Comments:

Often termed an 'ironstone'.

Stone Identifiers: Ferruginous,  Granular.
Reacts dilute to HCl? Yes