So happy to have come across this video! The geology, historical context, and information on how it’s being used today is just *chef’s kiss.* We have a pretty big outcrop of pink granite here in Texas that’s about a billion years old - makes me wonder why a lot of really really old intrusive rocks tend to be rich in k-spar…something to look into!
I grew up a couple towns away from here and would always (and still always) stare up in awe at the abandoned quarry at Sleeping Giant (right next door to this)!! I didn’t know how connected our little area of CT was to so many historical places!! I also can’t help but think how many of my friends’ immigrant great-grand parents had a connection to these quarries
Shared with one of my ES teacher buddies and she’s going to use this as a fun homework assignment for her students too! So thanks again for creating such cool and interesting content for us teachers to share in turn with our students.
Great job, very informative and interesting! It's so nice that you included so many of the various buildings and the types of stone used in their construction. A couple of contributions you should be aware of include the history of dynamite and black powder. Black powder was originally used for blasting as dynamite wasn't even invented until the late 1860's. And while you are correct that black powder was easier to control in the early quarries; today, it's possible to get an even greater of level of control with either dynamite or the newer compounds. Another technique used for splitting the larger rocks into more manageable pieces was the use of "plugs and feathers", special wedges designed to increase the forces to split the rocks very gradually. Numerous holes drilled in a straight line used these devices or chisels to produce the desired sizes. Keep up the good work!
I was delivering to a quarry in 1999. I heard a blast from maybe a half mile away. I looked over to see a cloud of multicolored rock and dust. It took maybe a minute before I was inhaling the smaller bits of it. They must have been rather sure that I wouldn't get closer when they let me in.
guilford (or branford, depending on who you ask), my hometown! the museum i used to work at prided our small town on having such a big impact on one of our greatest landmarks, and for good reason
Can you tell I've been working on this one for a while, considering the trees still had their leaves when I filmed this?
So happy to have come across this video! The geology, historical context, and information on how it’s being used today is just *chef’s kiss.* We have a pretty big outcrop of pink granite here in Texas that’s about a billion years old - makes me wonder why a lot of really really old intrusive rocks tend to be rich in k-spar…something to look into!
Thank you so much!
Wonderful and informative. Great editing and production value! Keep up the great hard work!
I grew up a couple towns away from here and would always (and still always) stare up in awe at the abandoned quarry at Sleeping Giant (right next door to this)!! I didn’t know how connected our little area of CT was to so many historical places!! I also can’t help but think how many of my friends’ immigrant great-grand parents had a connection to these quarries
This is so great! I’m going to have my Earth science HS students watch this. Totally perfect since we are in Manhattan! Thanks for making this. ❤
omg yay !! this makes me so happy thank you !
Shared with one of my ES teacher buddies and she’s going to use this as a fun homework assignment for her students too! So thanks again for creating such cool and interesting content for us teachers to share in turn with our students.
@@jessicawolk-stanley4421 that is so wonderful wow thank you ! I’m so happy it could be of use :)
Great job, very informative and interesting! It's so nice that you included so many of the various buildings and the types of stone used in their construction. A couple of contributions you should be aware of include the history of dynamite and black powder. Black powder was originally used for blasting as dynamite wasn't even invented until the late 1860's. And while you are correct that black powder was easier to control in the early quarries; today, it's possible to get an even greater of level of control with either dynamite or the newer compounds. Another technique used for splitting the larger rocks into more manageable pieces was the use of "plugs and feathers", special wedges designed to increase the forces to split the rocks very gradually. Numerous holes drilled in a straight line used these devices or chisels to produce the desired sizes.
Keep up the good work!
THANKS BECKY , GREAT WORK.
Thank you Geo Beck, it is great to hear from you.
I was delivering to a quarry in 1999. I heard a blast from maybe a half mile away. I looked over to see a cloud of multicolored rock and dust. It took maybe a minute before I was inhaling the smaller bits of it. They must have been rather sure that I wouldn't get closer when they let me in.
Cool to see the varying degrees of metamorphosis. Great spot to show all the processes.
Love it. Good job! Keep following your dream!
guilford (or branford, depending on who you ask), my hometown! the museum i used to work at prided our small town on having such a big impact on one of our greatest landmarks, and for good reason
Keep up the great work!
Awesome. Thanks Geo Beck. yu the best
Such great content, you should have a million subs.
Big fan of your content!
Great video I really enjoyed it
The detail of the metal pegs just left in the rock gives me weird vibes
The first leaf you held is one of three leaf shapes from a sassafras tree.
Thanks geo bebk great
very cool!
Good video I live in the Catskill mountains do you know if there's any phosphorescent minerals nearby me thanks 🙂
can you please make a video about Graham Hancock? academia is trying to silence him for no reason if he is wrong why cant they debate