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Mohabir Restaurant

Baltic Brown

  • Igneous
  • Rapakivi granite
  • 1.6 - 1.5 Ga

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Just found Baltic Brown in Mohabir Restaurant.

1.6 - 1.5 Ga rapakivi granite, quarried at Ylamaa, South Karelia, Finland. Nearest stop: South Woodford.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
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Location of Geological Feature
Granite cladding on the building.
Rock Type
Rapakivi granite
Geological Age
1.6 - 1.5 Ga
Quarry Location
Ylamaa, South Karelia, Finland
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
South Woodford
Address
148, High Road IG8 9EF
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Stone identified by Howard Anderson.
Mohabir Restaurant — Baltic Brown
Baltic Brown at Mohabir Restaurant
    Entry submitted by Howard Anderson

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • High Road, Woodford GreenLarvikite: Notteroy160 m · about 3 min walk
  • St Mary's Churchyard South WoodfordPortland Stone: Whitbed180 m · about 3 min walk
  • St Mary's Church South WoodfordMarkfieldite210 m · about 3 min walk
  • ObeliskPortland Stone: Whitbed450 m · about 7 min walk
  • Statue of Winston ChurchillCornish Granite500 m · about 8 min walk
  • HSBC BankSardinian Grey Granite560 m · about 9 min walk

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