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Regenare Sculpture

Frosterley Marble

  • Fossil
  • Limestone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone used to construct the sculpture. Frosterley Marble is a local limestone. The back of the monument provides a rare opportunity to observed the stone unpolished, with the corals weathering out in three dimensions.
Fossils
Dibunophylum bipartitum corals & shell and crinoid fragments
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Frosterley, Co. Durham, England, UK
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Stanhope (Weardale Railway)
Address
Castle Gardens DL13 2FJ
Building architect
Keith Stuart Murray
Date of build
2011
Regenare Sculpture — Frosterley Marble
Frosterley Marble at Regenare Sculpture
Frosterley Marble at Regenare Sculpture (detail 2)
Frosterley Marble at Regenare Sculpture (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall & Paula Street

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