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St Paul's Cathedral

Red Oland Limestone

  • Fossil
  • Limestone
  • Lower Ordovician

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Just found Red Oland Limestone in St Paul's Cathedral.

Lower Ordovician limestone, quarried at Oland, Sweden. Nearest stop: St Paul's.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/364-st-paul-s-cathedral/

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Location of Geological Feature
Front steps, paving. This bioturbated, red limestone contains spectacular orthocone fossils.
Fossils
Orthocones
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Ordovician
Quarry Location
Oland, Sweden.
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
St Paul's
Address
St. Paul's Churchyard EC4M 8AD
St Paul's Cathedral — Red Oland Limestone
Red Oland Limestone at St Paul's Cathedral
Red Oland Limestone at St Paul's Cathedral (detail 2)
Red Oland Limestone at St Paul's Cathedral (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

More stone at St Paul's Cathedral

  • Bath Stone
  • Grey Oland Limestone
  • Portland Stone: Whitbed

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St Paul's Cathedral PiazzaCornish Granite20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Statue of Queen AnneCarrara Sicilian Marble30 m · about 1 min walk
  • St Paul's Churchyard, Cathedral PlanPurbeck Whetson30 m · about 1 min walk
  • Condor HouseRubislaw Granite40 m · about 1 min walk
  • Strada RestaurantLarvikite: Marina Pearl40 m · about 1 min walk
  • Condor House (Yo Sushi)Balmoral Granite40 m · about 1 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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