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Ringby Stone

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Local Name(s): Ringby Stone. Example of Ringby Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Sandstone
Geology:
Era:   Palaeozoic
Period:   Carboniferous
Epoch:   Upper
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Westphalian. Coal Measures.

General Colour Description:

Fawn to light brown in colour

Hand Specimen Description:

A hard, well sorted, medium grained sandstone.

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