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Holbein Place

Maggia Gneiss

  • Metamorphic
  • Gneiss

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Location of Geological Feature
Pavement and pedestrian crossing immediately outside Sloane Square Tube Station. A grey, streaky gneiss with a strong tectonic fabric. It is probably from the Val di Maggia. I am grateful to Micheal Heap of CED Stone for confirming the provenance of this stone.
Rock Type
Gneiss
Quarry Location
Val di Maggia, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Sloane Square
Address
Holbein Place, Sloane Square SW1
Building architect
Stanton Williams Architects, CED Stone
Date of build
2004
Holbein Place — Maggia Gneiss
Maggia Gneiss at Holbein Place
Maggia Gneiss at Holbein Place (detail 2)
Maggia Gneiss at Holbein Place (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Simon Goude

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