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Fauld Explosion Memorial

English Alabaster

  • Sedimentary
  • Gypsum
  • Triassic

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Just found English Alabaster in Fauld Explosion Memorial.

Triassic gypsum, quarried at Fauld, Staffordshire, England. Nearest stop: Lichfield.

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https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/4243-fauld-explosion-memorial/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Memorial boulder.
Rock Type
Gypsum
Geological Age
Triassic
Quarry Location
Fauld, Staffordshire, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Lichfield
Address
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR
Find out more
Siddall, R., 2021, Stones used in the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire., Urban Geology in the English Midlands No. 4., 18 pp.
Fauld Explosion Memorial — English Alabaster
English Alabaster at Fauld Explosion Memorial
English Alabaster at Fauld Explosion Memorial (detail 2)
English Alabaster at Fauld Explosion Memorial (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

Nearby

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  • RAF Halton Apprentices MemorialMountsorrel Granodiorite20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Boys Brigade MemorialAilsa Craig Granite60 m · about 1 min walk
  • Bevin Boys MemorialKilkenny Limestone70 m · about 1 min walk
  • South Atlantic Task Force MemorialFalklands Quartzite100 m · about 2 min walk
  • Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women's MemorialLaizhou Granite100 m · about 2 min walk
  • Naval Services MemorialKilkenny Limestone130 m · about 2 min walk

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