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The Fitzrovia Building

Etna Basalt

  • Igneous
  • Basalt
  • Quaternary

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Just found Etna Basalt in The Fitzrovia Building.

Quaternary basalt, quarried at Etna, Sicily, Italy. Nearest stop: Goodge Street.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/5606-the-fitzrovia-building/

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Location of Geological Feature
Cladding at podium level. A grey porphyry basalt with phenocrysts of pyroxenes, olivines and plagioclase feldspar.
Rock Type
Basalt
Geological Age
Quaternary
Quarry Location
Etna, Sicily, Italy
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Goodge Street
Address
237 Tottenham Court Road, WC1
Building architect
Stiff + Trevillion
Date of build
2025
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
The Fitzrovia Building — Etna Basalt
Etna Basalt at The Fitzrovia Building
Etna Basalt at The Fitzrovia Building (detail 2)
Etna Basalt at The Fitzrovia Building (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Jack Horner PubPeterhead Granite20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Central CrossBaltic Brown30 m · about 1 min walk
  • DFS, Tottenham Court RoadLarvikite: Marina Pearl80 m · about 1 min walk
  • 10 South CrescentLarvikite: Emerald Pearl90 m · about 1 min walk
  • Metropolis HouseOtta Schist100 m · about 2 min walk
  • 39, Bedford SquarePeterhead Granite100 m · about 2 min walk

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Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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