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| Local Name(s): |
Rotherham Red Stone, Rotherham Red / Lilac Blue, Ulley Stone. |
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| Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
| Stone Type: | Sandstone | ||||||
| Geology: |
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| Geological Sub-Divisons: | Silesian (Upper Carboniferous), Westphalian, Coal Measures Group. |
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| General Colour Description: | This stone can be deep red, salmon coloured, purple or blue in colour. The colours are intermingled throughout the rock face and the blue weathers to a red colour in about 15 years or so depending on the exposure (Leary 1986 :61). |
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| Hand Specimen Description: | A medium grained sandstone which is hard, granular and well sorted. |
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| Stone Identifiers: | Granular. | ||||||
| Reacts dilute to HCl? | No | ||||||
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