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Pietra Luserna

  • Metamorphic
  • Gneiss
  • Permian

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone walls around the sculpture which evokes the Walbrook, one of London's lost rivers. This is probably one of the Alpine gneisses from the Dora Maira Massif, probably Pietra Luserna.
Rock Type
Gneiss
Geological Age
Permian
Quarry Location
Bagnolo Piemonte & Barge, Italy
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Cannon Street
Address
Bloomberg Arcade EC4N
Building architect
Cristina Iglesias
Date of build
2017
Forgotten Streams — Pietra Luserna
Pietra Luserna at Forgotten Streams
Pietra Luserna at Forgotten Streams (detail 2)
Pietra Luserna at Forgotten Streams (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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