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Angel Building

Foyaite

  • Igneous
  • Syenite
  • Late Cretaceous

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving around building. This stone is honed rather than polished. A polished sampled from UCL Earth Sciences collections is shown here for reference.
Rock Type
Syenite
Geological Age
Late Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Monte Foia, Serra do Monchique, Algarve, Portugal
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Angel
Address
407, St John Street EC1V 4AD
Building architect
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Date of build
2010
Find out more
Siddall, R., 2013, Urban geology: two new buildings at the Angel, Islington., Urban Geology in London No. 3, 5 pp.
Angel Building — Foyaite
Foyaite at Angel Building
Foyaite at Angel Building (detail 2)
Foyaite at Angel Building (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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