Black Chillagoe Marble

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.

Black chillagoe marble. Different types of marble were studied including soft white marble hard white marble and a black marble. 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. 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. Bulk density kg m 3.

Range from to avg astm. You can make many carvings pictures out of the mites. 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 is a metamorphic rock formed when limestone is subjected to high pressure or heat.

Here we are about to be gobbled up by a skull. This was a marble mine that was being worked on. 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. 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.

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. Pink and cream colourations are caused by iron oxide inclusions. Here we are inside the cave. I wouldn t want to be in there alone.

It was so black without our torches. Today chillagoe marble continues to be. Chillagoe marble caves headed for chillagoe. Lime works were established in the area in 1970.

Zygmunt also sets himself apart with a traditional approach to art in that the work s beauty speaks for itself. The chillagoe library opened in 2002. Marble mining began in 1982.