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Marks & Spencer Arndale Centre

Jura Marble

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Exterior wall cladding by the main shop entrance facing St Mary's Gate. To the left of the doors at about chest height are clear examples of fossil belemnites and sponges
Fossils
Ammonites, belemnites & sponges
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Altmühltal, Frankonian Alb, Bavaria, Germany
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Manchester Piccadilly
Address
7, Market Street M1 1WT
Date of build
1967
Find out more
The Manchester Geological Association have created a book,  A Building Stones Guide to Central Manchester, ISBN 978-0-9928713-1-4.  Third Edition 2014.  Data from this was the basis for this entry, which was verified and updated where necessary.
Marks & Spencer Arndale Centre — Jura Marble
Jura Marble at Marks & Spencer Arndale Centre
Jura Marble at Marks & Spencer Arndale Centre (detail 2)
Jura Marble at Marks & Spencer Arndale Centre (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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