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Mixon Limestone

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Local Name(s): Mixon Limestone,
Alveolina Limestone.
Example of Mixon Limestone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Limestone
Geology:
Era:   Cenozoic
Period:   Tertiary
Epoch:   Eocene
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Eocene, Selsey Formation, Bracklesham Beds.

General Colour Description:

Cream/yellow colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

A hard, poorly sorted, coarse grained, bioclastic limestone. The rock contains the microfossils Alveolina and Nummulites.

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