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| Local Name(s): |
Heworth Burn Stone, Heworth Stone. |
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| Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
| Stone Type: | Sandstone | ||||||
| Geology: |
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| Geological Sub-Divisons: | Coal Measures, Middle Coal Measures. |
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| General Colour Description: | This stone varies considerably in colour, but two main types are common. Heworth 'Brown' a light yellow/brown stone speckled with tiny dark ferruginous spots, and Heworth 'Blue' a blue grey shade (Watson 1911: 130) |
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| Hand Specimen Description: | The example in our collection is Heworth 'Brown' Stone which is a hard, granular, moderately well sorted, medium grained sandstone. |
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| Stone Identifiers: | Granular. | ||||||
| Reacts dilute to HCl? | Yes | ||||||
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