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B&Q Store

Baffin Island Gneiss

  • Metamorphic
  • Amphibolite
  • 1.8 Ga Proterozoic

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Location of Geological Feature
The Tudor wall of the Manor Gatehouse still forms the perimeter of the B&Q site on Priory Road. It contains numerous blocks of Frobisher's black gneiss.
Rock Type
Amphibolite
Geological Age
1.8 Ga Proterozoic
Quarry Location
Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island, NW Territories, Canada
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Dartford
Address
Prospect Place Retail Park, Westgate Road, DA1 1DY
Date of build
16th Century
Find out more
McGhee, R., 2001, Arctic Voyages of Martin Frobisher: An Elizabethan Adventure., British Museum Press., 208 pp.
B&Q Store — Baffin Island Gneiss
Baffin Island Gneiss at B&Q Store
Baffin Island Gneiss at B&Q Store (detail 2)
Baffin Island Gneiss at B&Q Store (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by RS

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