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Windsor Castle State Apartments

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
White limestone dressings.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments, Solenopora algae
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Windsor & Eton Central
Address
Windsor SL4 1NJ
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Windsor Castle State Apartments — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Windsor Castle State Apartments
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Windsor Castle State Apartments (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Windsor Castle State Apartments (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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