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Little St Mary's Church

Glacial Gravels

  • Sedimentary
  • Boulder Clay
  • Pleistocene

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Just found Glacial Gravels in Little St Mary's Church.

Pleistocene boulder clay, quarried at Cambridgeshire & Essex, England. Nearest stop: Cambridge.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/2898-little-st-mary-s-church/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Rubble masonry walls. An assortment of various stones including flints and granites are used here.
Rock Type
Boulder Clay
Geological Age
Pleistocene
Quarry Location
Cambridgeshire & Essex, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Cambridge
Address
Trumpington Street CB2 1RD
Find out more
Sedgwick Museum, 2009, Cambridge Geology Trail: Discover Rocks & Fossils in Cambridge City Centre. 31 pp.
Little St Mary's Church — Glacial Gravels
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall, Nigel Woodcock

More stone at Little St Mary's Church

  • Barnack Stone
  • Chalk (Clunch)
  • Stamford Oolite

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Peterhouse CollegeChalk (Clunch)20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Peterhouse College ChapelKetton Stone40 m · about 1 min walk
  • Pembroke CollegeKetton Stone70 m · about 1 min walk
  • Fitzwilliam MuseumKetton Stone140 m · about 2 min walk
  • Corpus Christi CollegeKetton Stone210 m · about 3 min walk
  • Cavendish LaboratoriesAncaster Stone260 m · about 4 min walk

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