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Marks & Spencer, Fargate

Madreperla

  • Metamorphic
  • Gneiss
  • 480 Ma

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Location of Geological Feature
End walls at each end of the shop front.
Rock Type
Gneiss
Geological Age
480 Ma
Quarry Location
Sierras Valle Fértil, San Juan, Argentina
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Sheffield
Address
19, Fargate S1 1LF
Date of build
1949
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.

The Sheffield Area Geological Trust created a pamphlet, The Building Stones of Sheffield, Data from this was the basis for this entry, was verified and updated where necessary.

Marks & Spencer, Fargate — Madreperla
Madreperla at Marks & Spencer, Fargate
Madreperla at Marks & Spencer, Fargate (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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