Sandstone

well-preserved and the only one we know to have been completed. Built from sandstone blocks the huge Ptolemaic temple was constructed over the site of a smaller earlier temple, oriented east to west, towards the river. It was begun in 237 BC by Ptolemy III Euergetes I and was finished in 57 BC. The temple initially consisted of a pillared hall, two transverse halls, and a barque sanctuary surrounded by chapels. The sandstone building was completed in three stages; the proper temple, where the…

Situated on the Markagunt Plateau, Cedar City is embraced by the majestic Hurricane Cliffs to the East and the vast Escalante desert to the North West. This unique transition from mountainous area to desert offers the ideal climate and landscape for adventure activities all year round. However, this is not the only reason why visitors are flocking to Cedar City. Due to the efforts of Utah Parks Company for the last 50 years, who worked tirelessly to establish Cedar City as the ‘Gateway to the…

which is located north west of our topographic map with a P letter on it. The elevation of this area is 6000 ft. to get to the top of North Table Mountain we have to ascend about 450 ft. On our way to the top we first observed a road cut exposing sandstone rock that has clay content. In the rock record there was a Denver formation with uplifting evidences. The rocky mountain uplifted before 68 – 68.5 million years a…

Hydraulic Fracking is a drilling method used to extract gas beneath shale formations located deep below the Earth’s surface. It has been practiced for more than 50 years, but it was not until the last decade it became an issue due to a new method of drilling horizontally. Before the last decade, the practice was to drill vertically through shale bedrock to obtain access to oil or gas. In the last 10 to 15 years to the practice of horizontal drilling for methane became popular due to the…

The beauty of the southwest knows no bound. The unique landscape is home to some of the most awe-inspiring mountains, cliffs, and valleys that I have seen in my life. My research and my adventures has a broad range that has a very subtle overlap. I will do the best to my ability to show you what I learned in my time in Utah and in the library. I decided to go to the Markgragunt gravity slide. Without knowledge of the exact whereabouts of the location and limited resources I saw this as an…

Egypt is also located in the middle of a desert is the home of the longest river in the world; the Nile River. The Nile is shaped like a lotus flower, which is seen in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, math, and art. It is unique because it runs from the south to the north and begins in the mountains in the south. Every spring, the snow on the mountains would melt and cause the Nile River to flood This was beneficial to the Ancient Egyptians because it left behind fertile soil and crop could be…

friendly environment and a perfect 360 degrees view of the whole city. Also, the personal offers electronic tour guides that explain how the city suffered an extremely destructive fire in the XIX century and how it was decided to rebuilt the city using sandstone. The tower, after all that, was built to be a memorable symbol of…

wasn’t uplift in the dam and that is what caused the huge catastrophe. In fact, there was uplift but like many other dams the uplift was not designed accordingly to the dam. On the right side of the dam there was Vaqueros sandstone that was dug up by a steam shovel. The sandstone extended ten feet into the path of the dike. Everything that was done on the left side was done in a similar way. The left side though was extended to about 15 or 20 feet. CITEEE After the failure of the dam a trench…

Are we there yet? I had asked my mom for the thousandth time on our way to Arches National Park Utah. My family and I have been waiting for this trip what seems like forever. My brother and father planned our trip to Arches National Park and we are planning on staying there for five days. We are all psyched for this trip and I think I am the most excited. Day 1: I just woke up it is 6:30 a.m. and I can smell pancakes and eggs cooking outside. I saw a mule deer as I walked out the…

the Ruthwell cross is made of sandstone, it does, in several ways, break down the theoretical boundaries between stone and wood. The first way that the Ruthwell cross does this is through the poem which is inscribed on the north and south sides of the monument. Since the poem uses the text written in the first person to take on the role of the original cross from that of the crucifixion of Christ, the Ruthwell cross is already, in a way, transforming from sandstone into cedar, pine and cypress…