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Exchange Square Water Feature

Cambrian Welsh Slate

  • Metamorphic
  • Slate
  • Cambrian

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Location of Geological Feature
Below the paizza area in front of the Selfridges store is a water feature with a floor made of slabs of slate arranged in a shallow basin.
Rock Type
Slate
Geological Age
Cambrian
Quarry Location
Arfon, Gwynedd, Wales, UK.
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Manchester Piccadilly
Address
Exchange Sqare Manchester
Date of build
1999
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.
Exchange Square Water Feature — Cambrian Welsh Slate
Cambrian Welsh Slate at Exchange Square Water Feature
Cambrian Welsh Slate at Exchange Square Water Feature (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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