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Capel Babell

  • Igneous
  • Felsite
  • Ordovician

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Just found this in Capel Babell.

Ordovician felsite, quarried at Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, North wales. Nearest stop: Bangor.

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Location of Geological Feature
The chapel is faced in a green felsite with excellent conchoidal fracture.
Rock Type
Felsite
Geological Age
Ordovician
Quarry Location
Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, North wales
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Bangor
Address
Llanaelhaearn LL54
Date of build
19th Century
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Capel Babell
Felsite at Capel Babell
Felsite at Capel Babell (detail 2)
Felsite at Capel Babell (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St Aelhearn's ChurchAnglesey Grits100 m · about 2 min walk
  • Hughes MemorialLarvikite100 m · about 2 min walk
  • StelaGyrn Ddu Porphyry110 m · about 2 min walk
  • St Mary's Church LlanaelhaearnCambrian Slate110 m · about 2 min walk
  • GravestonesHeather Slate120 m · about 2 min walk
  • Inscribed StoneGyrn Ddu Porphyry130 m · about 2 min walk

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