Stone in Archaeology Database


Hovingham Stone

   Back       Main Details       Samples & Images       Quarries       Usage       References       Print   

Local Name(s): Hovingham Stone. Example of Hovingham Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Limestone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Jurassic
Epoch:   Upper
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Malton Oolite

General Colour Description:

Two stones are quarried today, the first is a freestone of creamy grey/white colour and the other is a hard blue/grey rubblestone (Leary 1983 :38).

Hand Specimen Description:

Oolitic limestone containing small shell fragments.

Stone Identifiers: Calcareous,  Fossiliferous,  Oolitic.
Reacts dilute to HCl? Yes