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Co-op Market Square

Ashover Grit

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
The arcade of columns facing the Square.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Dale View Quarry, Derbyshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Matlock
Address
Market Square DE45 1DS
Date of build
1998
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Ashover Grit from the Millstone Grit of the Upper Carboniferous.  Hints of bedding and poorly sorted with some felspar and quartz grains visible.

Stone identified by Dave Wallis
Co-op Market Square — Ashover Grit
Ashover Grit at Co-op Market Square
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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