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Ashmolean Museum

Portland Stone Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Grey limestone used for column, balusters and dressings.
Fossils
Oyster shell, shell casts and moulds.
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Oxford
Address
Beaumont Street OX1 2PH
Building architect
Charles Robert Cockerell
Date of build
1845
Ashmolean Museum — Portland Stone Whitbed
Portland Stone Whitbed at Ashmolean Museum
Portland Stone Whitbed at Ashmolean Museum (detail 2)
Portland Stone Whitbed at Ashmolean Museum (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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