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1, St Giles (Balliol College)

Guiting Gold Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. W. J. Arkell describes this stone as being an 'offensive chrome yellow colour'. This is imparted by the mineral goethite.
Fossils
Shell fragments
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Oxford
Address
1, St Giles OX1 3JS
Building architect
E. P. Warren
Date of build
1907
Find out more
Arkell, W. J., 1947, Oxford Stone, Faber & Faber, London, 185 pp.
1, St Giles (Balliol College) — Guiting Gold Limestone
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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