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Wheatley Stone

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Local Name(s): Wheatley Stone. Example of Wheatley Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Limestone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Jurassic
Epoch:   Middle
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Upper Corallian Beds

General Colour Description:

A cream coloured stone.

Hand Specimen Description:

A medium grained, hard, oolitic limestone which is moderately well sorted with a hackly feel.

Stone Identifiers: Calcareous,  Fossiliferous,  Oolitic.
Reacts dilute to HCl? Yes