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Quartzite Layers
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Uploaded: 11/17/06 8:22 PM GMT
Quartzite Layers
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This area is just before the quarry in Arrowhead Park which is just on the other side of that fence. You can see in this photo how close quartzite (the pinkish colored rocky areas) is to the top of the soil here. Much of it is actually exposed above the ground. It is a very hard rock and makes excellent building material, and after crushing is also used as beds for railroad tracks, and mixed with concrete to make it more durable also. Building in areas like this requires much blasting to remove it. On the left side of the picture you can see a portion of the house the retired owners of the quarry & park area reside in. They donated the land to the city for use as a park and, as part of the deal, will live their lives out there.
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.Blumie
11/17/06 8:56 PM GMT
I always knew, that I like Hard Rock, but now I learned, that I also like pictures of it. Great shot. Such a broad view and excellent colors.
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I would be happy, seeing you in my galerie. Today I've posted Vivaldi
Send me one of those rocks will ya Dan ?? Oh don't whine...............it's not manly....just forget it. LMAO Great job buddy, I'll bet a big hunk of that in good shape is awful purdy. :-)
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A Great capture,Dan.. with Beautiful,Soft colors.Excellent post..
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Quartz is fascinating - so pretty but so durable, too. This is really interesting terrain, Dan. Those folks were kind to donate this so everyone could enjoy it. Clone in a duck now!! LOL
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It's all about perspective and perception.
That's an interesting story. The rock itself is very pretty and here it appears to be profuse. I wonder how much of a fortune they made in mining this mineral. Nicely composed shot, Dan. Thanks for the information that accompnies it.
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Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
—Aristotle
you know Daniel! you could have been just down the road from me taking this photo! you weren't were you? lol! amazing how places seem very familiar sometimes! ...have you heard the saying - "wherever I go there I am"? Never was a truer word spoken! Patti
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"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift, that is why we call it the present."
...live well ...love much ...laugh often ..... mygallery
The whole view is pleasing to the eye. A lovely shot, Dan.
{ I apologize that I an unable to view & comment as frequently as I'd like to. I am having some hand/pain problems that are making it very hard to do these days. I will try to catch up asap./ MM
{ I apologize that I an unable to view & comment as frequently as I'd like to. I am having some hand/pain problems that are making it very hard to do these days. I will try to catch up asap./ MM
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Hey there Mister Madman, wat'cha know that I don't know
Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show
Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away
Tell me what made you that way
Very interesting, Dan. So this beautiful rock quarry is now a park? I certainly hope for the sake of the people who donated this and who are living there still that mining operations have ceased. I don't think I'd want any heavy duty blasting going on in my back yard. :)PJ
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"We consider the artist to be a special sort of person. It is more likely that each of us is a special sort of artist." Elsa Gidlow
Interesting picture and story. Like the soft color. Excellent post.
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The rock may be hard ... but the picture is certainly not hard ... on the eyes. Way to go Dan
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Just an old "Grampa" who still has a Kodak "Box" camera kicking around the attic ... learning and enjoying the wonders of modern digital photography.
the picture of the cut or blasted rock is pretty isn't it . the story that goes with it will last in my mind as well.
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