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| Local Name(s): | Newbald Stone. |
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| Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
| Stone Type: | Limestone | ||||||
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| Geological Sub-Divisons: | Lincolnshire Limestone Formation. Cave Oolite. |
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| General Colour Description: | Cream colour. |
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| Hand Specimen Description: | A well cemented, compact, oolitic limestone. It has a considerable number of patches of crystalline calcite, much of it in optical continuity which cements ooliths of varying size (Ashurst & Dimes 1990: 105 - 106). |
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| Stone Identifiers: | Calcareous, Fossiliferous, Oolitic. | ||||||
| Reacts dilute to HCl? | Yes | ||||||
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