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Museum Gardens Anglian Tower

Malton Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
An Anglo-Saxon Tower built against the Roman Walls. It is mostly built of Corallian limestones and mainly the yellowish Malton Oolite. Look for fragments of echinoid and other shells.
Fossils
Echinoid & shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Jurassic
Quarry Location
Malton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
York
Address
Museum Street YO1 7DT
Date of build
7th Century
Find out more
Stone identified by Yorkshire Philosophical Society Geology Group & Ruth Siddall.
Museum Gardens Anglian Tower — Malton Limestone
Malton Limestone at Museum Gardens Anglian Tower
Malton Limestone at Museum Gardens Anglian Tower (detail 2)
Malton Limestone at Museum Gardens Anglian Tower (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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