ROCKS AND MINERALS AND ALLOYS

[tpw536w]

6)From the isle of wight and prized for fine buildings ( 8,5)
13)Very ancient animals (7)
14)Southern and healthy? (5)
23)Can be green or black (5)
25)disrinctive stone comes from the area south of penrith (4,7)
29)Many a gold miner has been fooled by it (7) Can only think of pyrite!

Thanks for any help

[emeritus]

25 Shap Granite ?

[emeritus]

13 Fossils ?

[zajaczek]

6 portland stone
14 shale
23 slate?
13 ?fossils

[sallybb]

prob barking up the wrong tree here. 14 Wells ( mineral water)

[tpw536w]

Thanks for your ideas

[boxtops]

23 agate?

[boxtops]

29 - pyrites ?

[boxtops]

25 could be pink granite http://www.es.ucl.ac..../Glossary/granite.htm

[emeritus]

Shap Granite is Pink Granite Boxtops

[boxtops]

I thought it was an alternative name for the same thing, emeritus!