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Source info:

Author:	Edie
Date:	2015-10-27 17:02:00
Blog:	Geology in the West Country
URL:	http://geologywestcountry.blogspot.com/2015/10/november-5th-decorative-building-stones.html

Summary:

November 5th - The Geology of Decorative and Building Stones at Kingston Lacy; the William Bankes Palladian Mansion and Park, near Wimborne, Dorset.Peter Bath, Dorset Geologists' Association GroupKingston Lacy Hall is a major, but little known, competitor to Chatsworth for decorative polished stone; notably for foreign stones of Grand Tour Provenance. Two dozen notable rocks from the African Precambrian basement, Mesozoic Sediments and many resulting from the Alpine and Apennine Orogenies have been used extensively. They will be named, described and their provenance explored.Further details - Bath Geological Society7.30p.m. at BRLSI 16 Queen Square, Bath - everyone welcome - visitors £4 - free refreshmentNovember 7th - Geologists' Association Festival

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:	Mesozoic [1] Precambrian [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:	Mesozoic [0.1] Phanerozoic [0.1] Precambrian [0.1]

Geographic context:

Location	Country	Latitude	Longitude
Bath	GB	51.3787	-2.36456
Chatsworth	GB	53.22	-1.61
Kingston Lacy	GB	50.818	-2.03821
Queen Square	GB	51.4505	-2.59468
Wimborne Minster	GB	50.7986	-1.96737

Keywords:

African Precambrian basement, Alpine, Apennine Orogenies, Association Festival, Association GroupKingston Lacy, Bankes Palladian Mansion, Bath Geological Society, Bath Geological Society7.30p.m., Building Stones, Chatsworth, competitor, decorative polished stone, details, Dorset Geologists, Dorset.Peter Bath, dozen notable rocks, foreign stones, free refreshmentNovember, Geology, Grand Tour Provenance, Hall, Mesozoic Sediments, Park, Queen Square, William, Wimborne