Cotham Marble Stromatolite Paper Weight Gift Boxed with Acrylic Display Stand

 Cotham Marble Stromatolite  Paper Weight Gift Boxed with Acrylic Display Stand 

Polished Cotham Marble paperweight  with acrylic display stand. Supplied in black card gift box with information inside lid. Cotham Marble, also known as Landscape marble, is a vareity of Rhaetian ; uppermost stromatolitic limestone, from the Penarth group, found in South Wales and Southwestern England in the area of Bristol, possibly extending to the South East coast of Devon. It is named after Cotham House in Cotham, Bristol. This limestone was used for ornamental purposes, particularly during the Victorian era. The reason it is called landscape marble,is that on the cut and polished faces of this marble, there is the appearance of landscape scenery, such as trees, fields and hedges. Supplied with a click and twist acrylic display stand.Unusual gift, particularly for anyone interested in both geology and the history of Bristol. 6.3 x 4.7 cm weight 83 gm 

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