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Bessborough Street

Monte Rosa Gneiss

  • Structure
  • Gneiss
  • Permian

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Location of Geological Feature
Coping stones on the low wall on the corner of Bessborough Street & Drummond Gate. For structural geologists, this is a nice S-tectonite, showing c-s structures and other kinematic indicators.
Rock Type
Gneiss
Geological Age
Permian
Quarry Location
Val d'Ossola, Italy
Category
Structure
Nearest station
Pimlico
Address
Bessborough Street SW1
Bessborough Street — Monte Rosa Gneiss
Monte Rosa Gneiss at Bessborough Street
Monte Rosa Gneiss at Bessborough Street (detail 2)
Monte Rosa Gneiss at Bessborough Street (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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