Cockercombe tuff explained

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]

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51.09°N -3.2°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prudden. Hugh. Somerset building stone guide. 4. Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 16 July 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110111194113/http://www.sanhs.org/Proc%20Building%20stone.pdf. 11 January 2011.
  2. Book: Haslett, Simon K.. Somerset Landscapes: Geology and landforms. 2010. Blackbarn Books. Usk. 9781456416317. 50.
  3. Book: Brenchley, P.J. . Peter Franklin Rawson. The geology of England and Wales. 2006. Geological Society. 978-1-86239-200-7. 242.
  4. Web site: Over Stowey Parish Design Statement. Sedgemoor District Council. 16 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927053546/http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3407&p=0. 27 September 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: Strategic Stone Study: A Building Stone Atlas of Somerset and Exmoor . English Heritage. 11 October 2011.

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