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Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #8

The Oolite (Cotswold Stone, Bath Stone)

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
The groups of vertebrate models represents geological time periods and stand on artificial islands made of appropriately aged rock. A small cliff is constructed of Cotswold Oolite.
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Oxfordshire-Somerset, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Penge West
Address
Lower Lake, Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road SE19 2GA
Building architect
J. Paxton, D. Anstead & B. Waterhouse Hawkins
Date of build
1854
Find out more
Doyle, P. & Robinson E. 1993, The Victorian 'Geological Illustrations' of Crystal Palace Park., Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 104, 181-194.

Please note that the 'Mesozoic Island' is not publicly accessible, but these 'geological illustration outcrops' can be viewed from the public paths.
Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #8 — The Oolite (Cotswold Stone, Bath Stone)
The Oolite (Cotswold Stone, Bath Stone) at Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #8
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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