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The Hub

The Hub

Site Details

Location
The Hub
Grid reference
51.8932605, -8.4928434
Fossil Name
Brachiopods, crinoids
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Building stones of the Hub student building
Fossil Info
Light grey limestone with white brachiopods and dense crinoid ossicles in places, some of the best examples are in the stones around the windows of the building

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School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, T23 TK30,

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