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20 May 2010
Falls of the James II: fractures
In my previous post, I introduced you to the Petersburg Granite, as it is exposed south of Belle Isle, at the falls of the James River in Richmond, Virginia. I mentioned that it was fractured, and I’d like to take a closer look at those fractures today. The geologically-imparted fractures were exploited by human granite quarriers, and in some parts of the river bed, you can see the holes they …