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We love our coasts - especially in this heat! - but don't often think about how they came to be. Here's how #Halifax's #NorthwestArm formed:
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Much of peninsular #Halifax’s bedrock is slate. Sediments deposited as deep-sea muds 500 million years ago were compacted into shale 450 million years ago. When North America and North Africa collided 400 million years ago as a result of tectonic plate movement...
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...the heat and pressure generated by the collision turned the shale into slate. That’s how slate is formed – it’s metamorphosed (transformed) shale.
The #NorthwestArm was formed by glaciers eroding the slate and carving a trough in the bedrock.
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The #NorthwestArm was formed by glaciers eroding the slate and carving a trough in the bedrock.
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King Quarry in #PurcellsCove is likely the oldest quarry in #Halifax. It began in the 1700s and its ironstone and slate were used for many historic buildings like the Citadel and Martello Tower. Like many former mines/quarries, the site is now a beautiful natural spot.
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King Quarry's stone was hauled to a government wharf and shipped around #PointPleasantPark to #Halifax’s waterfront.
The quarry is so old that it has had several different names: It's also been called Bluestone and Dalhousie.
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The quarry is so old that it has had several different names: It's also been called Bluestone and Dalhousie.
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There's also a Queen Quarry in #PurcellsCove. Historical government-owned quarries were often named for whoever sat on England's throne at the time - sometimes kings, sometimes queens.
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We love getting questions about mining, minerals and geology! We were asked about #PointPleasantPark so here are some of our favourite spots in the park that we look forward to visiting when things get back to normal (stay safe in the meantime!).
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The Golden Gates at the entrance to #PointPleasantPark are actually iron painted #gold. They were made in 1886 by #Dartmouth's Starr Manufacturing. Starr was best known for its innovative ice skates - even the King of Spain owned a pair. His had real gold plating though!
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The Quarry Pond was a quarry in the late 1700s and 1800s, one of over 50 in #PointPleasantPark that helped build its forts, roads and walls. It later filled with water and became the pond we know today.
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Another #socialdistancing activity: visit #NovaScotia parks that contain former mines/quarries!
#Granite from #TerenceBay was used in heritage buildings in the 1800s and early 1900s. This former quarry is now part of the #TerenceBayWildernessArea.
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#Granite from #TerenceBay was used in heritage buildings in the 1800s and early 1900s. This former quarry is now part of the #TerenceBayWildernessArea.
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Former mines and quarries are often hidden in plain view! #PointPleasantPark contains 50+ former quarries. The stone was used to build walls and forts in the park. For example, slate from the #QuarryPond helped build the #MartelloTower.
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#KiwanisPark in #Truro was developed as a gravel pit in the 1930s to help build Route 2. Like a lot of former pits and #quarries, the site has filled with water and become a natural oasis in the heart of the town.
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Former #mines and #quarries often become parks and protected areas. This thread shows some examples in #Halifax, #Dartmouth, #Shelbourne, #Truro, #LunenburgCounty and #KemptShore.
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#KiwanisPark in #Truro was developed as a gravel pit in the 1930s to help build Route 2. Like a lot of former pits and #quarries, the site has filled with water and become a natural oasis in the heart of the town.
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Former mines and quarries are often hidden in plain view! #PointPleasantPark contains 50+ former quarries. The stone was used to build walls and forts in the park. For example, slate from the #QuarryPond helped build the #MartelloTower.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #NS #mining
#Halifax has many former #quarries that are hidden in plain sight!
Here are examples:
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Here are examples:
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@MikeSavageHFX @BarbaraAdamsPT @patriciaarab @GaryBurrill @ChenderMLA @SteveCraigMLA @RafahDiCostanzo @TimothyHalman @BenJessome @susanleblancMLA @bmaguirens @LisaRobertsHfx
@MikeSavageHFX @BarbaraAdamsPT @patriciaarab @GaryBurrill @ChenderMLA @SteveCraigMLA @RafahDiCostanzo @TimothyHalman @BenJessome @susanleblancMLA @bmaguirens @LisaRobertsHfx #Granite from #TerenceBay was used in many heritage buildings in the 1800s and early 1900s. This lovely former quarry is now part of the #TerenceBayWildernessArea.
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#nspoli #NS #NovaScotia #Halifax
@MikeSavageHFX @BarbaraAdamsPT @patriciaarab @GaryBurrill @ChenderMLA @SteveCraigMLA @RafahDiCostanzo @TimothyHalman @BenJessome @susanleblancMLA @bmaguirens @LisaRobertsHfx The #QuarryPond in #PointPleasantPark was a quarry in the 1800s, one of over 50 in the park that helped build the forts and walls. Small holes were made with hand-held drills and filled with explosive to blast the rock. Some drill holes can still be found at the site.
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