camp mountain granite
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Did you know?
Brisbane City Hall foundations are made of
Camp Mountain Granite
Sir John Goold-Adams (Qld Governor 1914-19) laid the first foundation stone for Brisbane City Hall on 3rd
February 1917
Did you know?
Brisbane City Hall’s staircase was also made of
Camp Mountain Granite
Is that Camp Mountain
Granite I see?
Did you know?
Brisbane City Hall’s original fountain was relocated to
Wynnum Corner House roundabout
…now at Wynnum
…now at Wynnum
Did you know?
The Earl Kitchener monument at Wynnum is made from
Camp Mountain Granite
Did you know?
Camp Mountain Granite is a type of Samford Granodiorite,
an intrusive igneous rock
Did you know?
Camp Mountain Granite contains large crystals of the mineral
Hornblende
Biotite mica
Feldspar
Quartz
Other granodiorite minerals
Diorite
Balusters
Balusters
Balusters
Quoins
Quoins
Did you know?
Camp Mountain Granite is
about 220 million years old
Camp Mountain from Jolly’s Lookout
Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)
Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)
Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)
Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)
Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)
Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)
Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)
Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)
Geological time scale
Brisbane and Ipswich
Did you know?
Camp Mountain Granite was quarried at
Dr Marks’ property
Dr MarksPhoto courtesy of Samford Museum
Arthur MidsonPhoto courtesy of Samford Museum
Arthur MidsonPhoto courtesy of Samford Museum
Dr Marks’ goats
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Stone mill
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Quarry barracks
Quarry barracks – Colombia skating rink recycled materials (from Brisbane City Hall site)
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Dr Marks’ stables
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Did you know?
Camp Mountain Granite
was extracted with hand and power tools
Inserting plugs & feathers into drill holes
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Did you know?
Camp Mountain Granite was loaded at
Camp Mountain station
Camp Mountain quarry branch line c. 1921
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
The first load of blocks for Brisbane City Hall c.1921
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Loading granite, about 1923
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Loading trucks on the Camp Mountain quarry branch line
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Loading granite at the quarry
Photo courtesy of Samford Museum
Did you know?
Camp Mountain Granite was worked to shape
on-site at Brisbane City Hall
Did you know?
Samford Museum has some Camp Mountain Granite
on display
Drill holes
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