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Darney Stone

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

Visean, Lower Limestone Group.

General Colour Description:

Light yellowish grey to pale buff in colour with moderate tiny dark brown flecks.

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