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Mansfield Stone - Red

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Local Name(s): Mansfield Stone - Red. Example of Mansfield Stone - Red
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Limestone
Geology:
Era:   Palaeozoic
Period:   Permian
Epoch:   Upper
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Don Group, Cadeby Formation (formerly known as Lower Magnesian Limestone).

General Colour Description:

There are two varieties, 'red' and 'white' which differ mainly in colour rather than composition or texture. The former is a pinkish-brown colour and the latter a cream/buff or pale yellow colour, which is yellowish-white when quarried but tends to weather white on exposure (Ashurst and Dimes 1990: 71-73).

Hand Specimen Description:

A sandy dolomitic limestone (occasionally with small ferruginous spots) which is current bedded. It is a medium grained, hard, granular sandstone which is well sorted with a rough feel. It consists of angular and subangular quartz grains cemented by dolomite and to a lesser extent by calcium carbonate and silica (Ashurst and Dimes 1990: 71-73).

Stone Identifiers: Granular,  Micaceous.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No