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V&A Museum of Childhood

Xango Red

  • Metamorphic
  • Metaquartzite

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Location of Geological Feature
Decorative stonework panels on the front of the building. A red quartzite with epidote porphyroblasts.
Rock Type
Metaquartzite
Quarry Location
Ituacu, Bahia, Brazil
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Bethnal Green
Address
Cambridge Heath Road E2 9PA
Building architect
Caruso St John
Date of build
2007
V&A Museum of Childhood — Xango Red
Xango Red at V&A Museum of Childhood
Xango Red at V&A Museum of Childhood (detail 2)
Xango Red at V&A Museum of Childhood (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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