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Local Name(s): | Stamford Marble. | ||||||
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Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
Stone Type: | Limestone | ||||||
Geology: |
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Geological Sub-Divisons: | Inferior Oolite Group, Lincolnshire Limestone Formation. |
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General Colour Description: | Cream coloured stone. |
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Hand Specimen Description: | Hard, compact, usually blue hearted, sparsely oolitic limestone (Ashurst & Dimes 1990: 103-104). Lowest and hardest of the three beds in Stamford Quarry which is suitable for building (Clifton-Taylor & Simmons 1987: 186). Average thickness about 2 ft. |
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Stone Identifiers: | Calcareous,  Oolitic. | ||||||
Reacts dilute to HCl? | Yes |