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| Local Name(s): |
Castle Cary Stone, Hadspen Stone, Cary Hill Stone. |
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| Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
| Stone Type: | Limestone | ||||||
| Geology: |
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| Geological Sub-Divisons: | Inferior Oolite (Garantiana Beds). |
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| General Colour Description: | A yellow/buff colour. |
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| Hand Specimen Description: | A medium grained, hard, ferruginous (oolitic/fossiliferous) limestone (with occasional large fossil shells and quartz veins). It is moderately well sorted with a rough feel. |
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| Stone Identifiers: | Ferruginous, Calcareous, Fossiliferous, Oolitic. | ||||||
| Reacts dilute to HCl? | Yes | ||||||
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