Marble by sunnygreenwood

Marble

We had a few minutes to spare in our travels so we stopped at the lookout, over looking this unique marble quarry. The calcium carbonate material that comes out of here is a sparkling white, almost a glow-in-the-dark colour. It is used in the manufacture of various products, including paint, toothpaste, plastics, building products, and in paper and packaging manufacturing. It is the largest calcium carbonate quarry in Canada. Some people gather these stones for their landscaping! The picture is deceiving in size ... those ledges are actually roads.

Many thanks for dropping by and for the awesome comments and favs the past couple of days! Much appreciated!
This is a gorgeous picture! Very interesting information! :0)
July 20th, 2011  
Wow that is amazing about the ledges. Great shot. Where is this located at?
July 20th, 2011  
@bkbinthecity It's an hour or so west of Ottawa. Some of the roads near there have white shoulders.
July 20th, 2011  
@sunnygreenwood thanks for the info
July 20th, 2011  
Very cool!
July 20th, 2011  
Beautiful scenery :)
July 20th, 2011  
Very interesting and a great photo.
July 20th, 2011  
wonderful scenery and information. as you already know, i love pictures that tell stories. thank you for this, anne.
July 20th, 2011  
Wow I never knew all that. Thanks for sharing the info. Great landscape shot.
July 20th, 2011  
I thought it looked like an Italian White Marble quarry. Beautiful picture.
July 20th, 2011  
Awesome shot!
July 20th, 2011  
well well well a big hole in the ground! lovely photo and info anne!
July 20th, 2011  
Interesting shot, Anne! That's a LOT of marble.
July 20th, 2011  
Wonderful shot, so interesting.
July 20th, 2011  
Oh wow. How interesting. I've never seen this before.
Wonderful shot Anne.
July 20th, 2011  
Beautiful scene! I've never seen a marble quarry before.
July 20th, 2011  
spectacular vista Anne. It is very beautiful
July 20th, 2011  
Very interesting, Anne, that's a lot of marble......!
July 20th, 2011  
Wow, it looks like a frozen landscape in a way. Thanks for the background info, too.
July 20th, 2011  
great shot on that area
July 20th, 2011  
Almost looks like snow.
July 20th, 2011  
How cool is that?!
July 21st, 2011  
Fab textures!
July 21st, 2011  
Amazing AND beautiful!!
July 21st, 2011  
Cool! I love the detail about it, too. Always interesting to learn something new along the way!
July 23rd, 2011  
Wow! I have never seen anything like this. Thanks for the education, too!
July 25th, 2011  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.