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Plantation Place

Pietra del Cardoso

  • Metamorphic
  • Metasandstone
  • Upper Oligocene

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving. This stone is part of the Oligocene, post alpine flysch which overlies the Carrara Marbles.
Rock Type
Metasandstone
Geological Age
Upper Oligocene
Quarry Location
Turrite Secca Valley, Stazzema, Italy
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Monument
Address
Plantation Place EC3M 3AD
Find out more
Siddall, R, 2017, From The Monument to the Tower of London: Urban geology around Eastcheap., Urban Geology in London No. 36, 11 pp. https://ruthsiddall.co.uk/Walks/Eastcheap.pdf 
Plantation Place — Pietra del Cardoso
Pietra del Cardoso at Plantation Place
Pietra del Cardoso at Plantation Place (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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