February 28, 2012
Monday Geology Picture: Building Stones in Downtown Cape Town, South Africa
Posted by Evelyn Mervine
Hugging some building stones in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, April 2011.
My thesis is keeping me super busy, as usual, so there many not be much blogging again this week. However, here’s your Monday Geology Picture– a picture of me showing my appreciation for some green marble building stones displayed in downtown Cape Town, South Africa. Looking at building stones can be fascinating even though it can sometimes be frustrating to examine interesting rocks without field context.
Best of luck. I wish you good health.Keep us informed.I am amazed at your efforts.
I am a Geologist in Canada. Geology is my hobby.I am always in awe of new frontiers of Geology or the vastness of Geology I am yet to know.
‘The Quarry, June 1902 p. 353
… about 45,000 cubic feet of Monks Park Bath stone will be required for the building of the new City Hall Cape Town – have forwarded 4,000 tons … about 600 tons more of this stone in additon to the 500 tons just forwarded will also be supplied … for the rebuilding of the Colonial Mutual Assurance Offices, destroyed by fire last November’.
Was this building rebuilt in Bath stone? does it still stand?