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Sainsburys & 42 Mincing Lane

Portland Stone: Basebed

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. This is a fossilifereous variety of Portland Stone with a section of a large ammonite, Titanites sp. exposed high up on the Mincing Lane facade.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments, Solenopora algae
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Fenchurch Street
Address
Mincing Lane EC3M 3AD
Sainsburys & 42 Mincing Lane — Portland Stone: Basebed
Portland Stone: Basebed at Sainsburys & 42 Mincing Lane
Portland Stone: Basebed at Sainsburys & 42 Mincing Lane (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Basebed at Sainsburys & 42 Mincing Lane (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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