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10-4 Pentonville Road

Irish Madrepore

  • Fossil
  • Limestone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving around building. A black limestone with large, white fossils. Madrepore is a generic name for fossiliferous coralline limestones used as decorative stones. A number of localities in Ireland produce such as stone, including Galway.
Fossils
Corals and productid shells
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Galway, Ireland
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Angel
Address
4-10, Pentonville Road N1 9HJ
Building architect
Stiff + Trevillion
Date of build
2012
Find out more
Siddall, R., 2013, Urban geology: two new buildings at the Angel, Islington., Urban Geology in London No. 3, 5 pp.
10-4 Pentonville Road — Irish Madrepore
Irish Madrepore at 10-4 Pentonville Road
Irish Madrepore at 10-4 Pentonville Road (detail 2)
Irish Madrepore at 10-4 Pentonville Road (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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