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Name of the Rock
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Purple Shale
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Classification of Rock (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)
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Sedimentary
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Dimensions
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L:11, W:6, H:2
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Texture (as observed in hand specimen)
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Pale purplish coloured, argillaceous
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Geological Details
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Chaibasa Stage
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Formation
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Iron Ore Series
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Locality
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West of Chalpagarai, Kolhan
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District
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Singhbhum
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State
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Bihar
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Country
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India
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_1764
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Remarks
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Dalma Series
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Collector
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H.C. Jones
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Date of Photography
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2/28/2017
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Purple Shale
Purple Shale belongs to Rocks and Minerals Gallery