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Agglestone Grit

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Local Name(s): Agglestone Grit. Example of Agglestone Grit
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Sandstone
Geology:
Era:   Cenozoic
Period:   Tertiary
Epoch:   Eocene
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Agglestone Grit. Upper part of the Bracklesham Group.

General Colour Description:

A dark yellow-brown colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

A coarse grained, ferruginous sandstone which is cross bedded . The bed is about 11 metres in thickness.

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