- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Granite
- Date of Original:
- 2003
- Subject:
- Quarries and quarrying--Georgia
Granite--Georgia
Granite industry and trade--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Elbert County, Elberton, 34.11159, -82.86863
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Oglesby Quarry in Elberton, abandoned in 2003, is one of the many granite quarries to contribute to Georgia's economy. Formed approximately 1 billion years ago, granite is one of the oldest rock types found in Georgia.
Photograph of the abandoned Oglesby Quarry in Georgia, in 2003. The bottom of the quarry is filled with water. The quarry sits upon the Lexington-Oglesby Blue Granite Belt, which stretches from Elbert County to Oglethorpe and Madison counties. The Oglesby Quarry is one of many companies that contribute to the large granite industry centered in Elberton, Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/geologic-regions-of-georgia-overview/m-6281/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Clay Ouzts
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/geologic-regions-georgia-overview
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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