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Fitzwilliam Museum

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments, Solenopora algae
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Cambridge
Address
Trumpington Street CB2 1RB
Building architect
George Basevi & Charles Robert Cockerell
Date of build
1848
Find out more
Sedgwick Museum, 2009, Cambridge Geology Trail: Discover Rocks & Fossils in Cambridge City Centre. 31 pp.
Fitzwilliam Museum — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Fitzwilliam Museum
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall, Nigel Woodcock

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