Cockercombe tuff

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Cockercombe Tuff is a greenish-grey, hard pyroclastic rock, formed by the compression of volcanic ash containing high quantities of chlorite, which gives it its distinctive colour. [1] [2] It is found almost exclusively in the south-eastern end of the Quantock Hills [3] near Cockercombe, Somerset, England, from where it has been quarried for centuries.

Quantock Lodge is built from Cockercombe tuff. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Prudden, Hugh. "Somerset building stone guide" (PDF). Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Haslett, Simon K. (2010). Somerset Landscapes: Geology and landforms. Usk: Blackbarn Books. p. 50. ISBN   9781456416317.
  3. ↑ Brenchley, P.J.; Peter Franklin Rawson (2006). The geology of England and Wales. Geological Society. p. 242. ISBN   978-1-86239-200-7.
  4. ↑ "Over Stowey Parish Design Statement". Sedgemoor District Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Strategic Stone Study: A Building Stone Atlas of Somerset and Exmoor". English Heritage . Retrieved 11 October 2011.

51°05′N3°12′W / 51.09°N 3.20°W / 51.09; -3.20


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