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Tixall Stone

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

Sherwood Sandstone Group

General Colour Description:

Light grey colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

A hard, fine to medium grained, well sorted sandstone

Stone Identifiers: Granular,  Micaceous.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No