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Watts Cliff Stone

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

Namurian, (Millstone Grit Group), Marsdenian, Ashover Grit.

General Colour Description:

Uniformly lilac to pink/grey in colour with occasional buff/white inclusions.

Hand Specimen Description:

A hard, moderately well sorted, fine to medium grained sandstone.

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