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Cotswold Slate

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Local Name(s): Cotswold Slate. Example of Cotswold Slate
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Limestone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Jurassic
Epoch:   Middle
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Great Oolite Group.

General Colour Description:

A cream colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

A hard, fine grained, well sorted limestone.

General Comments:

Not a 'slate' in its geological sense.

Stone Identifiers: Calcareous.
Reacts dilute to HCl? Yes