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Todber Stone

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Local Name(s): Todber Stone,
Todber Freestone,
Marnhull Stone.
Example of Todber Stone
Stone Group: Sedimentary
Stone Type: Limestone
Geology:
Era:   Mesozoic
Period:   Jurassic
Epoch:   Upper
Geological Sub-Divisons:

Upper Jurassic, Corallian Beds, Osmington Oolite.

General Colour Description:

White/cream colour.

Hand Specimen Description:

Hard, fine grained, cross bedded oolite with calcite cement. Beds are some 3-4m thick.

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