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The Hayes

Pink Flower Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • Cretaceous

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Just found Pink Flower Granite in The Hayes.

Cretaceous granite, quarried at Shandong, China. Nearest stop: Cardiff Queen Street.

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Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Medium grained pink granite used as paving stones.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Shandong, China
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Cardiff Queen Street
Address
The Hayes CF10 1EG
Building architect
Chapman Taylor
Date of build
2009
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
The Hayes — Pink Flower Granite
Pink Flower Granite at The Hayes
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

More stone at The Hayes

  • G354 Dark Red Granite
  • Luoyuan Granite

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St David's Shopping CentreLeistadter Sandstone30 m · about 1 min walk
  • Street Furniture, The HayesBlack Pearl70 m · about 1 min walk
  • Statue of John BatchelorCornish Granite90 m · about 1 min walk
  • The Cambrian TapRadyr Stone160 m · about 3 min walk
  • John LewisBath Stone170 m · about 3 min walk
  • St John the Baptist ChurchDundry Stone250 m · about 4 min walk

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Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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