Acer palmatum, although there are more than 100 species of maple worldwide, only one species (Acer campestre) is native to the UK.

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Earth lab datasite

oil shale
Shale
Sedimentary, argillaceous, clastic
Scale bar = 1 centimetre
Carboniferous
290 - 354 Ma
Broxburn
Lothian 
Central Scotland 
21 F 2