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Scotsman Steps

Verde Giada (Jade Green)

  • Metamorphic
  • Serpentinite
  • Unknown

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Location of Geological Feature
Scotsman's Steps is an installation of multicoloured stones. It is an urban geology gem, but there is room to mention only a few stones here. The steps are numbered from bottom to top. This is L31.
Rock Type
Serpentinite
Geological Age
Unknown
Quarry Location
China
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Edinburgh Waverley
Address
Scotsman Steps, Edinburgh EH1 1BU
Building architect
Martin Creed
Date of build
2011
Find out more
The Fruitmarket Gallery has produced a guide to the Steps which can be downloaded here.
Scotsman Steps — Verde Giada (Jade Green)
Verde Giada (Jade Green) at Scotsman Steps
Verde Giada (Jade Green) at Scotsman Steps (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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