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Old Red Sandstone

Cretaceous Sandstone Slide

£18.00 ex VAT
Chalk

Chalk

£2.25 – £6.00 ex VAT

£2.25 – £6.00 ex VAT

Specimens of Old Red Sandstone, collected from Gloucestershire in the UK. The Old Red Sandstone describes a suite of sedimentary rocks deposited in a variety of environments primarily during the Devonian period, but also extending back to the late Silurian, and on into the earliest parts of the Carboniferous. Alluvial sediments and conglomerates dominate at its base, then progresses to a combination of aeolian, lakes and river sediments. The familiar red colour of the rocks from the presence of Iron Oxide. These specimens are Lower Devonian in age, fine grained and pinkish red in colour. Available in multiple sizes, they come supplied in a white card tray with information label.

We also supply Old Red Sandstone thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.

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Specimens of Old Red Sandstone, collected from Gloucestershire in the UK. The Old Red Sandstone describes a suite of sedimentary rocks deposited in a variety of environments primarily during the Devonian period, but also extending back to the late Silurian, and on into the earliest parts of the Carboniferous. Alluvial sediments and conglomerates dominate at its base, then progresses to a combination of aeolian, lakes and river sediments. The familiar red colour of the rocks from the presence of Iron Oxide. These specimens are Lower Devonian in age, fine grained and pinkish red in colour. Available in multiple sizes, they come supplied in a white card tray with information label.

We also supply Old Red Sandstone thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.

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