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Local Name(s): | Poulton Slates. | ||||||
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Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
Stone Type: | Limestone | ||||||
Geology: |
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Geological Sub-Divisons: | Great Oolite Group, Forest Marble. |
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General Colour Description: | Cream/white colour. |
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Hand Specimen Description: | A hard, coarse grained, poorly sorted, oolitic, bioclastic limestone. It comprises scattered large shells of pectinaceans and oysters, together with intraformational mud-flakes and small pieces of lignite (Sumbler 2000: 68). |
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General Comments: | Local name ' Tilestone'. |
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Stone Identifiers: | Calcareous,  Fossiliferous. | ||||||
Reacts dilute to HCl? | Yes |