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Stanhope Market Cross

Harehope Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
The wheel head of the cross. A dark grey, fossiliferous limestone, with ring-shaped brachiopod fossils
Fossils
Brachiopods (Latiproductus latissimus)
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Weardale, County Durham, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Stanhope (Weardale Railway)
Address
Stanhope DL13 2FJ
Date of build
19th Century
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Stanhope Market Cross — Harehope Limestone
Harehope Limestone at Stanhope Market Cross
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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