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Spotted Dolomite in Stonehenge
September 22, 2008 | Associated Press

Do you know the rock types used to construct Stonehenge? Stones in the inner circle are dolomite and those in the outer circle are sandstone. This Associated Press article has interesting information about where the stones came from and some uses of the site by early people.


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