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1. Old Red Sandstone

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   Economic Geology
   The Old Red Sandstone succession is generally poor in significant economic resources, though it hosts minor occurrences of low-grade iron ore within the "blue bands." Historically, the ORS was quarried extensively in areas such as the Scottish Central Belt for use as building stone, valued for its robustness despite its tendency to shed its hematite coating rapidly upon prolonged exposure to atmospheric mo…