Editing Clunch (section)

{{short description|Traditional building material of chalky limestone rock}}
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[[File:St Michael's Church, Old London Road, Mickleham (NHLE Code 1028835) (Chequerboard Wall of Side Chapel).JPG|thumb|right|[[Flint]] and the pale stone, '''clunch''' used together in a [[checkerboard pattern]] on the wall of the side chapel at St Michael's Church, [[Mickleham, Surrey]].]]
'''Clunch''' is a traditional [[building material]] of chalky [[limestone]] [[rock (geology)|rock]] used mainly in eastern England and [[Normandy]]. Clunch distinguishes itself from archetypal forms of limestone by being softer in character when cut, and may resemble [[chalk]] in lower density, or with minor [[clay]]-like components.