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Conversation With Oscar Wilde

Verde Maritaca

  • Metamorphic
  • Migmatite
  • Neoarchaean

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. The artist’s personal website lists it simply as 'granite', however this is a charnockite which has undergone metamorphism and partial melting. It is possibly Verde Maritaca.
Rock Type
Migmatite
Geological Age
Neoarchaean
Quarry Location
Campo Belo, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Charing Cross
Address
3, Adelaide Street WC2N 4H
Building architect
Maggi Hambling
Date of build
1998
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Conversation With Oscar Wilde — Verde Maritaca
Verde Maritaca at Conversation With Oscar Wilde
Verde Maritaca at Conversation With Oscar Wilde (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Howard Anderson

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