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Blaxter Stone

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Local Name(s): Blaxter Stone,
Blaxters (High Nick) Sandstone.
Example of Blaxter Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Sandstone
Geology:
Era:   Palaeozoic
Period:   Carboniferous
Epoch:   Lower
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Visean, Lower Limestone Group

General Colour Description:

Creamy buff to light brown in colour with occasional orange flecks. It can be veined yellowish/brown.

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