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M&S, The Pantheon

Madreperla

  • Metamorphic
  • Migmatite
  • 478 Ma

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Just found Madreperla in M&S, The Pantheon.

478 Ma migmatite, quarried at Sierras Valle Fertil-La Huerta, San Juan, NW Argentina. Nearest stop: Oxford Circus.

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https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/385-m-s-the-pantheon/

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Location of Geological Feature
Grey blue stone used for wall cladding. This is an unusual metamorphic rock, a peraluminous metapelite; a sandstone metamorphosed at high grade. Marks & Spencer's have used this stone on several of their UK stores.
Rock Type
Migmatite
Geological Age
478 Ma
Quarry Location
Sierras Valle Fertil-La Huerta, San Juan, NW Argentina
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Oxford Circus
Address
173 Oxford Street W1D 2JR
M&S, The Pantheon — Madreperla
Madreperla at M&S, The Pantheon
    Entry submitted by Ruth

More stone at M&S, The Pantheon

  • Botticino Classico

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The closest other recorded buildings.

  • 156-162, Oxford StreetPentelic Marble50 m · about 1 min walk
  • 36, Eastcastle Street (Vital Ingredient)Portoro Marble120 m · about 2 min walk
  • Gap, Oxford CircusMassangis Limestone150 m · about 2 min walk
  • 9, Argyll StreetAncaster Freestone170 m · about 3 min walk
  • The Argyll ArmsBon Accord Red190 m · about 3 min walk
  • Barclays Bank, Great Portland StreetDark Shap Granite190 m · about 3 min walk

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