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Sculpture: 'Between the Lines'

Red Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • Precambrian

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Just found Red Granite in Sculpture: 'Between the Lines'.

Precambrian granite, quarried at Finland. Nearest stop: Cambridge.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/2863-sculpture-between-the-lines/

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone used for sculpture. This sculpture is made from an erratic boulder. It is of a red granite, probably of Precambrian origin, transported and deposited during the Pleistocene Glaciations.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
Precambrian
Quarry Location
Finland
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Cambridge
Address
Guildhall Place, 1-6 Corn Exchange Street CB2 3QF
Building architect
Peter Randall Page
Date of build
2007
Find out more
Sedgwick Museum, 2009, Cambridge Geology Trail: Discover Rocks & Fossils in Cambridge City Centre. 31 pp.
Sculpture: 'Between the Lines' — Red Granite
Red Granite at Sculpture: 'Between the Lines'
Red Granite at Sculpture: 'Between the Lines' (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall, Nigel Woodcock

Nearby

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  • Grand ArcadeJura Marble70 m · about 1 min walk
  • Boots the ChemistClipsham Stone90 m · about 1 min walk
  • Hobson's FountainCornish Granite130 m · about 2 min walk
  • Cavendish LaboratoriesAncaster Stone150 m · about 2 min walk
  • Marks & SpencersMerrivale Granite160 m · about 2 min walk
  • Henry Martyn HallFlint160 m · about 3 min walk

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