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Westminster Abbey

Chilmark Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Lower Cretaceous

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. Chilmark Stone is from equivalent strata to Portland Stone.
Fossils
Shell fragments
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Chilmark MIne, Tisbury Quarry, Chicksgrove Quarry, Vale of Wardour, Wiltshre, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Westminster
Address
20, Deans Yard SW1P 3PA
Westminster Abbey — Chilmark Stone
Chilmark Stone at Westminster Abbey
Chilmark Stone at Westminster Abbey (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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