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Local Name(s): | Orton Scar Limestone. | ||||||
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Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
Stone Type: | Limestone | ||||||
Geology: |
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Geological Sub-Divisons: | Dinantian. Knipe Scar Limestone. |
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General Colour Description: | Various shades of light grey/fawn to brown in colour. Fossils are visible in polished examples. |
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Hand Specimen Description: | A coarse, hard, moderately well sorted, crystalline, bioclastic limestone comprising crinoids, some of which are very large. |
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Stone Identifiers: | Crinoidal,  Fossiliferous. | ||||||
Reacts dilute to HCl? | Yes |