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Storeton Stone

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Local Name(s): Storeton Stone. Example of Storeton Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Sandstone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Triassic
Epoch:   Upper
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Lower Keuper Beds, Carnian.

General Colour Description:

A buff/orange coloured stone.

Hand Specimen Description:

A medium grained, hard, granular sandstone which is well sorted with a rough feel.

Stone Identifiers: Granular.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No