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Rainhill Stone

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Local Name(s): Rainhill Stone. Example of Rainhill Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Sandstone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Triassic
Epoch:   Lower
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Bunter Sandstone. Lower part of the Pebble beds of the Bunter.

General Colour Description:

A red/brown coloured stone. Deeply stained with iron oxide. Dull red colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

A medium grained, hard, granular sandstone which is well sorted with a rough feel.

Stone Identifiers: Granular.
Reacts dilute to HCl? No