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St Michael's-at-the-Northgate

Coral Rag

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Rubble masonry used to construct this Saxon Tower. Coral Rag is the predominant lithology used here.
Fossils
Coral fragments, often weathered out and leaving pits.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Wheatley & Iffley, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Oxford
Address
Cornmarket Sreet OX1 3EY
Date of build
Saxon, c.1040
Find out more
Arkell, W. J., 1947, Oxford Stone, Faber & Faber, London, 185 pp.
St Michael's-at-the-Northgate — Coral Rag
Coral Rag at St Michael's-at-the-Northgate
Coral Rag at St Michael's-at-the-Northgate (detail 2)
Coral Rag at St Michael's-at-the-Northgate (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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