Black Chillagoe Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock formed when limestone is subjected to high pressure or heat.

Black chillagoe marble.

The chillagoe mine closed down in 1943 having produced over 9 778 tonnes of gold 184 36 tonnes of silver 60 963 tonnes of copper and 5080 tonnes of lead during its operation. Range from to avg astm. Pink and cream colourations are caused by iron oxide inclusions. The polish born brisbane based artist who works mainly in carrara or black chillagoe marble as well as bronze has brought classical european sculpting techniques to the australian arts scene.

Outside the hub stand examples of the local chillagoe marble in its natural form. The chillagoe library opened in 2002. Lime works were established in the area in 1970. Here we are inside the cave.

Today chillagoe marble continues to be. I wouldn t want to be in there alone. I was lucky enough to have a guided tour to see some of the marble and evidence for the marble industry while staying at chillagoe observatory and eco lodge. The neat and green chillagoe hub contains a wide variety of photos and information on the town mines and smelters as well as information on the diverse geology of the area and its natural inhabitants.

At cairns marble australia our efficient friendly and reliable team are only happy to assist and to ensure what you will get is the best and in no way substitute inferior or faulty stone. In its pure form marble is a white stone with a crystalline and sugary appearance consisting of calcium carbonate caco 3 usually marble contains other minerals including quartz graphite pyrite and iron oxides these minerals can give marble a pink brown gray green or variegated coloration. Chillagoe marble caves headed for chillagoe. Different types of marble were studied including soft white marble hard white marble and a black marble.

Impurities such as organic matter or globules of oil are responsible for blue grey and black marble. It was so black without our torches. You can make many carvings pictures out of the mites. Bulk density kg m 3.

This was a marble mine that was being worked on. Samples of marble from chillagoe north queensland have been analysed using scanning electron microscopy sem with energy dispersive x ray spectroscopy eds and raman spectroscopy. Marble mining began in 1982.