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Millennium Square

Verde Evar

  • Igneous
  • Charnockite
  • Precambrian

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Location of Geological Feature
Granite cladding for the planters in the south-east corner of Millennium Square and a thin strip in the paving stone, close to the planters.
Rock Type
Charnockite
Geological Age
Precambrian
Quarry Location
China
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Leeds
Address
Millennium Square LS2 3AD
Building architect
John Thorp
Date of build
2000
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This stone identified by Professor Bruce Yardley Leeds University in 2005. Other data from the "The Building Stone Heritage of Leeds" book, latest Published by Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society, by Murray Mitchell and Francis Dimes 2nd edition 2005. (ISBN 1 870737 10 5).

This identification cannot be verified as Verde Evar is not a standard trade name. 

Millennium Square — Verde Evar
Verde Evar at Millennium Square
Verde Evar at Millennium Square (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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