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| Local Name(s): |
Kimmeridge Shale, Kimmeridge Coal. |
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| Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
| Stone Type: | Shale | ||||||
| Geology: |
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| Geological Sub-Divisons: | Kimmeridge Clay Formation. |
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| General Colour Description: | A dark grey colour with occasional large cream coloured fossil shells (possibly ammonite fragments). The stone becomes a shiny black colour when polished. |
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| Hand Specimen Description: | A fine grained, relatively hard, compact shale. It is well sorted with occasional large bioclastic material. |
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| Stone Identifiers: | Foliated. | ||||||
| Reacts dilute to HCl? | No | ||||||
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