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Estuarine Sandstone (1kg)

Salt Pseudomorph

£2.38 – £6.37 ex VAT

Marble With Forsterite

£1.50 – £6.00 ex VAT

£9.00 ex VAT

A fine grained sandstone formed in estuarine (river mouth) conditions, composed of fine quartz and mica. Available by weight in 1 kilo bags with an information label.

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Estuarine sandstone as the name implies was laid down as fine cross bedded deposits at the mouths of rivers. Occasional marine incursions are evident from fossils & ripple bedding. Some of the fine beds are peppered with mica flakes. This example is from the Carboniferous of Derbyshire. Samples come by weight in bags of 1 kilo, sizes will vary.

Weight 1100 g

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