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Street Sculpture

Kutahya Red Travertine

  • Sedimentary
  • Travertine
  • Quaternary

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Just found Kutahya Red Travertine in Street Sculpture.

Quaternary travertine, quarried at Altintas, Kutahya, Turkey.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1336-street-sculpture/

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Location of Geological Feature
An installation of large travertine 'pebbles' outside number 10 Great Queen Street. I haven't been able to find any information about the artist.
Fossils
Algal crusts and fossil gas bubbles!
Rock Type
Travertine
Geological Age
Quaternary
Quarry Location
Altintas, Kutahya, Turkey
Category
Sedimentary
Address
Great Queen Street WC2B
Street Sculpture — Kutahya Red Travertine
Kutahya Red Travertine at Street Sculpture
Kutahya Red Travertine at Street Sculpture (detail 2)
Kutahya Red Travertine at Street Sculpture (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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  • Princess Louise PubBon Accord Red170 m · about 3 min walk
  • 114, High HolbornCornish Granite190 m · about 3 min walk
  • Holborn Town HallAncaster Limestone200 m · about 3 min walk
  • Weston HouseBoulonnais Marble200 m · about 3 min walk

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