{"id":2212,"date":"2017-01-30T10:09:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T10:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/?page_id=2212"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:36:04","slug":"index-of-stones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/local-geology\/building-stone-trails\/index-of-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"Index of Stones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Building Stone Trails<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Index of building stones used in Birmingham city centre and further reading.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This index shows all the rock types mentioned in the three Birmingham Building Stone Trails with the buildings where they can be found. Additional reference information is also provided.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Alpendurada Granite<\/strong> (Chamberlain Memorial Fountain)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Arden Sandstone<\/strong> (Cathedral)<br \/>\nJones, H., (2011), Strategic Stone Study: A Building Stone Atlas of Warwickshire., 18 pp. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Balmoral Granite<\/strong> (Symphony Hall, The Pavilions, House of Fraser)<br \/>\nSelonen, O., Ehlers, K., Luodes, H. &#038; Karell, F., (2011), Magmatic constraints on localization of natural stone deposits in the Vehmaa rapakivi granite batholith, southwestern Finland., Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, Vol. 83, 25\u201339. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Baltic Brown<\/strong> (Waterloo House, Brindley Place fountain, 43 Temple Row)<br \/>\nM\u00fcller, A., (2007), Rocks Explained 1: Rapakivi Granites., Geology Today, 23 (3), 114-120. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Bath Stone<\/strong> (15, 57, 79-83 and 115 Colmore Row, Great Western Arcade)<br \/>\nKing, A., (2011), Strategic stone study: a building stone atlas of Avon., English Heritage., 25 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Bessbrook Granite<\/strong> (Victoria Square House)<br \/>\nWatson, J., (1911), British and foreign building stones; a descriptive catalogue of the specimens in the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge., Cambridge University Press., 483 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Bird\u2019s Eye Marble<\/strong> (New Oxford House, Burnaby Memorial)<br \/>\nThomas, I. A., (2005), Hopton Wood Stone &#8211; England\u2019s premier decorative stone., in: England\u2019s Heritage in Stone: Proceedings of a conference at Tempest Anderson Hall, York, (15-17 March 2005), English Stone Forum. 90-105. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Black Pearl Basalt<\/strong> (St Martin\u2019s Square)<br \/>\nLi, L. M., Sun, M., Xing, F-M., Zhao, G-C., M., Zhou, M- F, Wong, J. &#038; Chen, R., (2009), Two late Mesozoic volcanic events in Fujian Province: constraints on the tectonic evolution of southeastern China, International Geology Review, 51 (3), 216-251. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Blaubrun Granite<\/strong> (CBRE Temple Row, Bullring Mall)<br \/>\nZandstra, J. G., (1988) Noordelijke kristallijne Gidsgesteenten, Verlag E.J.Brill: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skan-kristallin.de\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.skan-kristallin.de\/index.htm<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Blue Pearl Larvikite<\/strong> (Allied Irish Bank, Colmore Gate to 8 Colmore Row)<br \/>\nHeldal, T., Meyer, G. B. &#038; Dahl, R., (2014), Global stone heritage: Larvikite, Norway., in: Pereira, D., Marker, B.R., Kramar, S., Cooper, B. J. &#038; Schouenborg, B. E. (Eds.) Global Heritage Stone: Towards International Recognition of Building and Ornamental Stones. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 14 pp.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Cairngall Granite<\/strong> (57 Colmore Row)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Candeeiros Limestone<\/strong> (Wetherspoon&#8217;s, Broad Street)<br \/>\nGon\u00e7alves, P. A., Mendon\u00e7a Filho, J. G., Mendon\u00e7a, J. O. &#038; Flores, D., (2014), The presence of zooclasts and zoomorphs in the carbonate Candeeiros formation (Arruda sub-basin, Lusitanian Basin, Portugal): paleoenvironmental evidence., Comunica\u00e7\u00f5es Geol\u00f3gicas, 101, 439-442. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Carboniferous Sandstone<\/strong> (Statue of Edward VII, Celebrity Restaurant, One Brindleyplace, Brindleyplace) <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Carrara Marble<\/strong> (Burnaby Memorial, Rotunda)<br \/>\nPrice, M. T., (2007), Decorative Stone: The Complete Sourcebook. Thames and Hudson, 288 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Cefn Stone<\/strong> (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery &#038; Council House)<br \/>\nWatson, J., (1911), British and foreign building stones; a descriptive catalogue of the specimens in the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge., Cambridge University Press., 483 pp.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Cinza Rajado<\/strong> (Bullring Mall)<br \/>\nNo references known.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Coastal Red Granite<\/strong> (Chamberlain Memorial Fountain)<br \/>\nZandstra, J. G., (1988) Noordelijke kristallijne Gidsgesteenten, Verlag E.J.Brill: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skan-kristallin.de\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.skan-kristallin.de\/index.htm<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Connemara Marble<\/strong> (Java Lounge Coffee Shop, 122-124 Colmore Row)<br \/>\nPrice, M. T., (2007), Decorative Stone: The Complete Sourcebook. Thames and Hudson, 288 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Cornish Granite<\/strong> (Hall of Memory, Baskerville House, First Municipal Savings Bank, Allied Irish Bank)<br \/>\nBristow, C. M., (2013), The geology of the building and decorative stones of Cornwall, UK., in: Cassar, J., Winter, M. G., Marker, B. R., Walton, N. R. G., Entwisle, D. C., Bromhead, E. N. &#038; Smith, J. W. N. (eds) Stone in Historic Buildings: Characterization and Performance. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 391 &#038; supplementary Data.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Corrennie Granite<\/strong> (Henry Buck Memorial)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Cotswold Stone<\/strong> (Java Lounge Coffee Shop, 122-124 Colmore Row)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Coxbench Stone<\/strong> (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery &#038; Council House, 85-89 Colmore Row)<br \/>\nWatson, J., (1911), British and foreign building stones; a descriptive catalogue of the specimens in the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge., Cambridge University Press., 483 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Cumbrian Green Slate<\/strong> (Symphony Hall plaque)<br \/>\nLott, G. &#038; Parry, S., (2012), Strategic stone study: a building stone atlas of Cumbria &#038; the Lake District., English Heritage., 17 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Dakota Mahogany<\/strong> (Waterloo House)<br \/>\nPrice, M. T., (2007), Decorative Stone: The Complete Sourcebook. Thames and Hudson, 288 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Dalbeattie Granite<\/strong> (110 Colmore Row)<br \/>\nStephens, W. E., (2007), Site: Lotus Quarries to Drungans Burns., in: Chapter 8: Late Silurian and Devonian granitic intrusions of Scotland., Volume 17: Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain., Geological Conservation Review., 8 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jncc.gov.uk\/page-2731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.jncc.gov.uk\/page-2731<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Darley Dale Stone<\/strong> (Birmingham Museum, Art Gallery &#038; Council House, The Guardians, 85-89 Colmore Row, Cathedral)<br \/>\nThomas, I., (2011), Strategic Stone Study: a building stone atlas of Derbyshire &#038; the Peak National Park., English Heritage., 19 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">De Lank Granite<\/strong> (Oozells Square)<br \/>\nBristow, C. M., (2013), The geology of the building and decorative stones of Cornwall, UK., in: Cassar, J., Winter, M. G., Marker, B. R., Walton, N. R. G., Entwisle, D. C., Bromhead, E. N. &#038; Smith, J. W. N. (eds) Stone in Historic Buildings: Characterization and Performance. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 391 &#038; supplementary Data. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Derbydene<\/strong> (Ryman\u2019s, Temple Street)<br \/>\nThomas, I. A., (2005), Hopton Wood Stone &#8211; England\u2019s premier decorative stone., in: England\u2019s Heritage in Stone: Proceedings of a conference at Tempest Anderson Hall, York, 15-17 March (2005)., English Stone Forum. 90-105. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Devon Marble<\/strong> (Birmingham Museum, Art Gallery &#038; Council House interiors)<br \/>\nWalkden, G., (2015a), Devonshire Marbles: their geology, history and uses. Volume 1. Understanding the marbles. Geologists\u2019 Association Guide no. 72., The Geologists\u2019 Association, London.,1-232. Walkden, G., (2015b), Devonshire Marbles: their geology, history and uses. Volume 2. Recognising the marbles. Geologists\u2019 Association Guide no. 72., The Geologists\u2019 Association, London.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Dunhouse Stone<\/strong> (Cathedral)<br \/>\nKing, A., (2012), Strategic stone study: a building stone atlas of County Durham, Tyne &#038; Wear, and Cleveland., English Heritage., 20 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Emerald Pearl Larvikite<\/strong> (Brindley Place fountain)<br \/>\nHeldal, T., Meyer, G. B. &#038; Dahl, R., (2014), Global stone heritage: Larvikite, Norway., in: Pereira, D., Marker, BR., Kramar, S., Cooper, B. J. &#038; Schouenborg, B. E. (eds) Global Heritage Stone: Towards International Recognition of Building and Ornamental Stones. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1144\/SP407.14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1144\/SP407.14<\/a>, 14 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Fancy Beach Whitbed<\/strong> (CBRE Temple Row)<br \/>\nAlbion Stone: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albionstone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.albionstone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Frosterley Marble<\/strong> (Java Lounge Coffee Shop, 122-124 Colmore Row)<br \/>\nJohnson, G. A. L., (1958), Biotromes in the Namurian Great Limestone of Northern England., Palaeontology, 1 (2), 147-157. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Giallo Cecilia, Giallo Dorata<\/strong> (115 &#038; 125 Colmore Row)<br \/>\nPedrosa-Soares, A. C., De Campos, C. D., Noce, C., Silva, L. C., Novo, T., Roncato, J., Medeiros, S., Casta\u00f1eda, C., Queiroga, G., Dantas, E., Dussin, I. &#038; Alkmim, (2011), Late Neoproterozoic-Cambrian granitic magmatism in the Ara\u00e7ua\u00ed orogen (Brazil), the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province and related mineral resources., in: F., Sial, A. N., Bettencourt, J. S., De Campos, C. P. &#038; Ferreira, V. P. (Eds.) Granite-Related Ore Deposits, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 350, 25\u201351 <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Grinshill Stone<\/strong> (St Martin in the Bull Ring)<br \/>\nJenkinson, A., (2012), Strategic stone study: a building stone atlas of Shropshire., English Heritage. 29 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Hauteville Limestone<\/strong> (St Martin in the Bull Ring)<br \/>\nPerrier, R., Les roches calcaires de France, Mines et Carri\u00e8res, Les Techniques, vol. 75, La Pierre en France, 54-69. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Juparana Gneiss<\/strong> (The Minories)<br \/>\nNo references known. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Jura Marble<\/strong> (Grand Central Mall)<br \/>\nKeupp, H., Koch, R., Schweigart, G. &#038; Viohl, G., (2007), Geological history of the Southern Franconian Alb \u2013 the area of the Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone., Neues Jarbuch fur Geologie &#038; Pal\u00e4ontologie Abhandlungen., 245, 3\u201321.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Kemnay Granite<\/strong> (Chamberlain Memorial Fountain)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Kobra Granite<\/strong> (New Street Station)<br \/>\nCui, J., Zhang, Y., Dong, S., Jahn, B_M., Xu, X. &#038; Ma, L., (2013), Zircon U\u2013Pb geochronology of the Mesozoic metamorphic rocks and granitoids in the coastal tectonic zone of SE China: Constraints on the timing of Late Mesozoic orogeny., Journal of Asian Earth Sciences., 62, 237\u2013252. Nero Marquina <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Marina Pearl Larvikite<\/strong> (98 Colmore Row)<br \/>\nHeldal, T., Meyer, G. B. &#038; Dahl, R., (2014), Global stone heritage: Larvikite, Norway., in: Pereira, D., Marker, B. R., Kramar, S., Cooper, B. J. &#038; Schouenborg, B. E. (eds) Global Heritage Stone: Towards International Recognition of Building and Ornamental Stones. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1144\/SP407.14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1144\/SP407.14<\/a>, 14 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Markfieldite<\/strong> (Oozells Square &#038; Brunswick Street cobblestones)<br \/>\nHorton, A. &#038; Harald, J., (2012), Strategic stone study: a building stone atlas of Leicestershire. English Heritage., 33 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a><br \/>\nCarney, J., (2005), Old Cliffe Hill and Whitwick quarries, Charnwood Forest., Mercian Geologist, 16(2), 138- 141. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Merrivale Granite<\/strong> (Chamberlain Memorial Fountain)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Mountsorrel Granodiorite<\/strong> (Oozells Square cobblestones, Brunswick Street cobblestones)<br \/>\nHorton, A. &#038; Harald, J., (2012), Strategic stone study: a building stone atlas of Leicestershire. English Heritage., 33. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Nero Marquina<\/strong> (Grand Central Mall)<br \/>\nPerrier, R., (1992), Les roches ornamentales d\u2019Espagne., Mines et Carrieres., 74, 147-158. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Nero Zimbabwe<\/strong> (Oozells Square)<br \/>\nPrice, M. T., (2007), Decorative Stone: The Complete Sourcebook. Thames and Hudson, p. 235. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Orissa Blue<\/strong> (Bullring Mall)<br \/>\nKar, R., (2001), Patchy charnockites from Jenapore, Eastern Ghats granulite belt, India: Structural and petrochemical evidences attesting to their relict nature., Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Earth &#038; Planetary Sciences)., 110 (4), 337- 350. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Penmon Marble<\/strong> (Town Hall, Monument to Heap &#038; Badger)<br \/>\nThomas, I. A., (2014), Quarrying Industry in Wales: a history | Y diwydiant Chwareli yng Nghymru: hanes., The National Stone Centre., 224 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Peterhead Granite<\/strong> (110 Colmore Row, Crimea Memorial, Celebrity Restaurant)<br \/>\nStephenson, D. &#038; Gould, D., (1995), British Regional Geology: The Grampian Highlands. 4th Edition. British Geological Survey, HMSO., 124-143. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Porkkala Granite<\/strong> (The Square Peg, The Minories)<br \/>\nHeinonen, A. P., Andersen, T. &#038; R\u00e4m\u00f6, O. T., (2010), Re- evaluation of Rapakivi Petrogenesis: Source Constraints from the Hf Isotope Composition of Zircon in the Rapakivi Granites and Associated Mafic Rocks of Southern Finland., Journal of Petrology, 51 (8), 1687- 1709. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Portland Stone<\/strong> (Chamberlain Memorial Fountain, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery &#038; Council House, New Oxford House, 57 and 84 Colmore Row, Gusto Restaurant below the Grand Hotel, Burnaby Obelisk, Hall of Memory, Baskerville Memorial, Baskerville House, The Golden Boys, First Municipal Savings Bank, Brindleyplace Central Square steps)<br \/>\nHackman, G., (2014), Stone to build London: Portland\u2019s legacy., Folly Books Ltd., Monkton Farleigh., 311 pp.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Rapakivi Granite<\/strong> &#8211; see Balmoral Granite, Baltic Brown and Porkkala Granite.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Rosa Tramonto<\/strong> (The Wesleyan)<br \/>\nRosa Tramonto Granite: Cat. 017606, Dudley Museums; <a href=\"http:\/\/geologymatters.org.uk\/collections\/getrecord\/DMUSE_017606\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/geologymatters.org.uk\/collections\/getrecord\/DMUSE_017606\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Rosso Porri\u00f1o<\/strong> (The Square Peg)<br \/>\nVillaseca, C., Bellido, F., P\u00e9rez-Soba, C. &#038; Billstr\u00f6m, K., 2009, Multiple crustal sources for post-tectonic I-type granites in the Hercynian Iberian Belt., Mineralogy &#038; Petrology, 96, 197-211. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Rosso Tigrato<\/strong> (Bullring Mall)<br \/>\nNo references known. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Rowley Rag<\/strong> (Oozells Square cobblestones)<br \/>\nCutler, A., (2010), From the depths of the Earth: Discovering the Ancient Past of the Rowley Hills., Black Country Geological Society; <a href=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/local-geology\/geological-leaflets-and-guides\/rowley-hills- leaflet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/local-geology\/geological-leaflets-and-guides\/rowley-hills- leaflet\/<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Royal White Granite<\/strong> (New Street Station)<br \/>\nCui, J., Zhang, Y., Dong, S., Jahn, B_M., Xu, X. &#038; Ma, L., (2013), Zircon U\u2013Pb geochronology of the Mesozoic metamorphic rocks and granitoids in the coastal tectonic zone of SE China: Constraints on the timing of Late Mesozoic orogeny., Journal of Asian Earth Sciences., 62, 237\u2013252.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Rubislaw Granite<\/strong> (84 Colmore Row)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Sardinian Grey Granite<\/strong> (Symphony Hall, Allied Irish Bank)<br \/>\nPuccini, A., Xhixha, G., Cuccuro, S., Oggiano, G., Ka\u00e7eli-Xhixha, M., Mantovani, F., Alvarez, C. R. &#038; Casini, L., (2014), Radiological characterization of granitoid outcrops and dimension stones of the Variscan Corsica- Sardinia Batholith., Environ Earth Sci., 71, 393\u2013405. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Silver Grey Granite<\/strong> (Holloway Circus Pagoda)<br \/>\nCui, J., Zhang, Y., Dong, S., Jahn, B_M., Xu, X. &#038; Ma, L., (2013), Zircon U\u2013Pb geochronology of the Mesozoic metamorphic rocks and granitoids in the coastal tectonic zone of SE China: Constraints on the timing of Late Mesozoic orogeny., Journal of Asian Earth Sciences., 62, 237\u2013252. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Shap Granite<\/strong> (57 Colmore Row, Gusto Restaurant below the Grand Hotel)<br \/>\nLott, G. &#038; Parry, S., (2013), Strategic stone study: a building stone atlas of Cumbria &#038; the Lake District., English Heritage., 17 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Srikakulam Blue<\/strong> (Bullring Mall)<br \/>\nYamamoto, T., Tani, Y., Miyashita, Y., Rao, A. T. &#038; Yoshida, M., (1998), Migmatite and Granulites In the Patapatnam-Tekkali area, Eastern Ghats, India., Journal of Geosciences, Osaka City University, 41, 123- 142. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Tivoli Travertine<\/strong> (43 Temple Row)<br \/>\nFacenna, C., Soligno, M., Billi, A., De Filippis, L., Funicello, R., Rossetti, C. &#038; Tuccimei, P., (2008), Late Pleistocene depositional cycles of the Lapis Tiburtinus travertine (Tivoli, Central Italy): Possible influence of climate and fault activity., Global and Planetary Change 63, 299\u2013308. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Trefor Granite<\/strong> (Oozells Square cobblestones)<br \/>\nBendall, C., (2004), Trefor Granite., Welsh Stone Forum Newsletter, 2, p. 2. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Vanga Granite<\/strong> (Bullring Mall)<br \/>\nJohansson, \u00c5., Bogdanova, S. &#038; Cecys, A., (2006), A revised geochronology for the Blekinge Province, southern Sweden., GFF, Vol. 128 (4), 287\u2013302. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Verde Candeias<\/strong> (Wetherspoon&#8217;s, Broad Street)<br \/>\nOliveira, A. H. &#038; Carneiro, M. A., (2001), Campo Belo Metamorphic Complex: Tectonic Evolution of an Archean sialic crust of the southern S\u00e3o Francisco Craton in Minas Gerais (Brazil)., An. Acad. Bras. Cienc., 73 (3), 397-415. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Verdi Alpi<\/strong> (New Oxford House)<br \/>\nPrice, M. T., (2007), Decorative Stone: The Complete Sourcebook. Thames and Hudson, 288 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Watts Cliffe Sandstone<\/strong> (Victoria Square)<br \/>\nBlockstone: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blockstone.co.uk\/pdfs\/Wattscliffe%20e-brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.blockstone.co.uk\/pdfs\/Wattscliffe%20e-brochure.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Welsh Slate<\/strong> (Inner Spirit sculpture)<br \/>\nBorradaile, G. J., MacKenzie, A. &#038; Jensen, E., (1991), A study of colour-changes in purple-green slate by petrological and rock-magnetic methods., Tectonophysics, 200, 157-172.<br \/>\nHowells, M. F. &#038; Smith, M., (1997), The geology of the country around Snowdon. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 119 (England and Wales)., HMSO for the British Geological Survey., 104 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Welsh Slate<\/strong> (Symphony Hall plaque)<br \/>\nHowells, M. F. &#038; Smith, M., (1997), The geology of the country around Snowdon. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 119 (England and Wales)., HMSO for the British Geological Survey., 104 pp. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Whinstone<\/strong> (Oozells Square &#038; Brunswick Street cobblestones)<br \/>\nPowell, J., (2012), Strategic Stone Study: A Building Stone Atlas of North Yorkshire East and York., English Heritage., 20 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">White Hollington Stone<\/strong> (Cathedral)<br \/>\nStimpson, P. &#038; Floyd, P., (2012), Strategic Stone Study: A Building Stone Atlas of Staffordshire, Stoke-on- Trent, Walsall &#038; Wolverhampton., 16 pp. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">White Mansfield Stone<\/strong> (Cathedral)<br \/>\nLott, G. K. &#038; Cooper, A. H., (2005), Field guide to the building limestones of the Upper Permian Cadeby formation (Magnesian limestone) of Yorkshire., in: England\u2019s Heritage in Stone: Proceedings of a conference at Tempest Anderson Hall, York, (15-17 March 2005), English Stone Forum. 80-89. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">Yana Limestone<\/strong> (Bullring Mall)<br \/>\nGarcia, R., Moreno-Bedmar, J. A., Bover-Arnal, T., Company, M., Salas, R., Latil, J-L., Martin-Martin, J. D., Gomez-Rivas, E., Bulot, L. G., Delanoy, G., Martinez, R. &#038; Grauges, A., (2014), Lower Cretaceous (Hauterivian- Albian) ammonite biostratigraphy in the Maestrat Basin (E Spain)., Journal of Iberian Geology 40 (1), 99- 112. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:darkgreen\">York Stone<\/strong> (Brindleyplace, Brunswick Street, Chamberlain Square, Cathedral Square)<br \/>\nLott, G. (2012), Strategic stone study: a building stone atlas of West &#038; South Yorkshire., English Heritage., 25 pp. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/buildingStones\/StrategicStoneStudy\/EH_atlases.html<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building Stone Trails &nbsp; Index of building stones used in Birmingham city centre and further reading. This index shows all the rock types mentioned in the three Birmingham Building Stone Trails with the buildings where they can be found. 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