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Local Name(s): | Grindleford Stone. | ||||||
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Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
Stone Type: | Sandstone | ||||||
Geology: |
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Geological Sub-Divisons: | Millstone Grit Series. |
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General Colour Description: | A buff/ brown, mottled colour. |
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Hand Specimen Description: | A hard, moderately well sorted, medium to coarse grained stone, comprising large quartz grains and orthoclase feldspar fragments cemented together with siliceous matter (Watson 1911: 127). |
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Stone Identifiers: | Granular. | ||||||
Reacts dilute to HCl? | No |