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St Enoch Centre

Black Pearl

  • Igneous
  • Basalt
  • Cretaceous

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Just found Black Pearl in St Enoch Centre.

Cretaceous basalt, quarried at Fuding, Fujian, China. Nearest stop: Glasgow Central.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/3514-st-enoch-centre/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone cladding on the SW corner of the shopping mall on the Howard Street facade.
Rock Type
Basalt
Geological Age
Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Fuding, Fujian, China
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Glasgow Central
Address
St Enoch Square G1 4BW
Date of build
2000s
Find out more
Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
St Enoch Centre — Black Pearl
    Entry submitted by John Faithfull

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Oswald StreetTrentino Porphyry300 m · about 5 min walk
  • King George V BridgeDalbeattie Granite300 m · about 5 min walk
  • The LighthouseLocharbriggs Sandstone330 m · about 5 min walk
  • Mitchell StreetFurnace Porphyry350 m · about 6 min walk
  • Clydeport BuildingShap Granite360 m · about 6 min walk
  • BroomielawTrentino Porphyry380 m · about 6 min walk

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