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Victoria Road Car Park

Baffin Island Gneiss

  • Metamorphic
  • Amphibolite
  • 1.8 Ga Proterozoic

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Location of Geological Feature
Subsidiary building material in the carpark wall. Material has been recycled from earlier structures. The gneiss was brought from Baffin Island by the explorer, Martin Frobisher.
Rock Type
Amphibolite
Geological Age
1.8 Ga Proterozoic
Quarry Location
Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island, NW Territories, Canada
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Dartford
Address
Victoria Road DA1
Date of build
16th Century
Find out more
McGhee, R., 2001, Arctic Voyages of Martin Frobisher: An Elizabethan Adventure., British Museum Press., 208 pp.
Victoria Road Car Park — Baffin Island Gneiss
Baffin Island Gneiss at Victoria Road Car Park
Baffin Island Gneiss at Victoria Road Car Park (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by RS

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