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Pioneer Point

Orissa Blue

  • Metamorphic
  • Gneiss
  • Archaean

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Location of Geological Feature
Cladding on the side of the building facing the roundabout. A beautiful garnet-rich gneiss with strained blue quartz.
Rock Type
Gneiss
Geological Age
Archaean
Quarry Location
Ganjam District, Orissa (Odisha), India
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Ilford
Address
Pioneer Point Apartments, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2WS
Building architect
Haskoll
Date of build
2011
Pioneer Point — Orissa Blue
Orissa Blue at Pioneer Point
Orissa Blue at Pioneer Point (detail 2)
Orissa Blue at Pioneer Point (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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