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Description: | A sample of coarse grained oolitic limestone. the sample is light brown in colour weathering to dark brown. The circular oolites are up to 0.5mm diameter. The specimen has one sawn side with an original label. The oolites have an internal concentric layering. Small fossil fragments can been seen up to 2mm. This can be classified as an oosparite by folk. The specimen is friable (crumbly). AR/CB
A sample of oolitic limestone from Yorkshire | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Sandwell Museums | Rights holder: | Sandwell Museums | Subjects: | Mineralogy Geology | Temporal: | Jurassic | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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