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| Local Name(s): | Stink Stone: Shepton Mallet. |
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| Stone Group: | Sedimentary | ||||||
| Stone Type: | Limestone | ||||||
| Geology: |
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| Geological Sub-Divisons: | Carboniferous Limestone Series. |
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| General Colour Description: | A blue/grey colour with pink veins. |
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| Hand Specimen Description: | Compact, hard, fine grained limestone which is well sorted. |
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| General Comments: | It is known as 'Stink Stone' because when it is newly quarried it emits a strong fetid odour. This is due to the pyrite which is present and in desseminated form contributes to the dark colour of some limestones and to the hydrogen sulphide smell which some of them emit when struck (Ashurst & Dimes 1990: 89). |
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| Stone Identifiers: | Calcareous. | ||||||
| Reacts dilute to HCl? | Yes | ||||||
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