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Machine Gun Corps Memorial

Istrian Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Plinth of bronze statue. A very white-weathered stone with sparse fossil shells.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Kirmenjak, Istria, Croatia.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Hyde Park Corner
Address
Machine Gun Corps Memorial, Hyde Park Corner
Building architect
Francis Derwent Wood
Date of build
1925
Machine Gun Corps Memorial — Istrian Stone
Istrian Stone at Machine Gun Corps Memorial
Istrian Stone at Machine Gun Corps Memorial (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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