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Sculpture: Monolith and Shadow

Verde Marinace

  • Sedimentary
  • Metaconglomerate
  • Proterozoic

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone used for sculpture on the front entrance (Euston Road) by John Aiken.
Rock Type
Metaconglomerate
Geological Age
Proterozoic
Quarry Location
Morpará, Oliveira dos Brejinhos, Bahia, Brazil
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Euston Square
Address
University College Hospital (UCH), 235, Euston Road NW1 2BU
Find out more
Siddall, R., 2016, There’s an awful lot of conglomerates in Brazil: ‘Monolith & Shadow’ revisited. Geology Today, 32 (6), 205-207.

Siddall, R., 2017, SGI 6. University College Hospital; Monolith & Shadow., SGIs 1-30, London Geodiversity Partnership, p. 9. 

Sculpture: Monolith and Shadow — Verde Marinace
Verde Marinace at Sculpture: Monolith and Shadow
Verde Marinace at Sculpture: Monolith and Shadow (detail 2)
Verde Marinace at Sculpture: Monolith and Shadow (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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