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Aberdeen Quarry, an abandoned granite quarry in Gunnison County, Colorado. Its granite was used in construction of the Colorado State Capitol; Marble, Colorado, only site of Yule Marble quarrying, in the West Elk Mountains. 99.5% pure calcite, discovered in 1873, source of marble for the Tomb of the Unknowns and for the exterior of the Lincoln ...
Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, west to New Mexico. Species thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario. [ 3 ]
Heggie's Rock occupies approximately 130 acres (53 hectares) granite outcropping in Columbia County, Georgia, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Augusta, Georgia. [1] The outcropping rises approximately 70 feet (21 m) above the surrounding area, which is bordered by two streams, Benton Branch and Little Kiokee Creek, the latter of which flows into the Savannah River approximately 8 miles (13 ...
Pages in category "Cercis" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. Cercis; C. Cercis canadensis;
Cercis / ˈ s ɜːr s ɪ s / [4] is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Cercidoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. [1] It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as redbuds in the USA. [ 5 ]
The collecting area ranges from the Northern slopes of Camerons Cone to Specimen Rock on the south. Much of this area is National Forest. Like all the other Pikes Peak collecting areas, Crystal Park contains the usual smoky quartz and amazonite crystals. In addition, topaz is more abundant here than in the Gold Camp road area. Typical topaz crystal
Granite Mountain is a solid dome, also known as a bornhardt, of pink granite (pink granite is also known as Sunset Red) rising over 860 feet one mile west of Marble Falls, Texas. Since quarry operations began in the late 19th century, the distinctive pink-red colored rock has been used in the construction of the Texas State Capitol in Austin ...
The granite is part of a batholith dated 14 m.y.a locally known as Camelback Granite. It extends southward from Black Mountain and is expressed in outcrops in the McDowell Mountains, the Union Hills, and Camelback Mountain. Texturally, the granite varies from a large crystal with phenocrysts of up to 2.5 cm., to a finer grained crystal texture ...