Logging an earth cache
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Please do not put your answers in your online log, send them to me.
Reno County Courthouse
The Reno County Courthouse is an unusual and striking example of the building type. With the administrative functions grouped in a grand, two-story central hall, the building is distinctive in its organization. Its six-story massing produces an unexpected verticality. Stylistically, it illustrates the transition from earlier, classically inspired courthouses to more abstract Art Deco buildings. The Reno County Courthouse is the last of seven courthouses designed by the prolific Hutchinson architect William E. Hulse (1882–1943). The courthouse as many in Kansas were, is built from Indiana Limestone.
Indiana Limestone Overview
Indiana Limestone is an oolitic limestone that is found near the surface along a line generally extending from Northwest Monroe County into Lawrence County, commonly known as the limestone belt. Indiana limestone has been called Salem stone and Bedford Stone or Bedford Limestone. It formed around 330–350 million years ago during the Mississippian period in a shallow saltwater sea, leading to thick deposits of calcified marine debris.
Indiana Limestone is generally characterized as a fine- to medium-grained stone, offering a smooth, dense texture that is highly workable for carving. While structurally consistent, its appearance can range from uniform and fine-grained also known as Select grade, to more rustic, coarse-grained textures with visible fossils
Grade Differences: Select grade is fine and uniform; Standard grade allows minor variations; Rustic grade is more coarse-grained.
Indiana limestone is typically classified into three main colors:
- Buff → creamy white to tan
- Gray → often a bluish-gray tone
- Variegated → a mix of buff and gray in one piece
What is Oolite limestone
Oolite limestone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of small, spherical grains called ooids (less than 2 mm) cemented together, often forming in warm, shallow, wave-agitated marine environments Ooids form when a nucleus (like a shell fragment) is coated with concentric layers of calcite in agitated water. They are usually formed in warm, supersaturated, shallow, highly agitated marine water intertidal environments. These can be found from inland lakes also.
Please send me the answers through message portal or email to following questions.
- Looking at the courthouse,would you say the bricks are Buff, Gray or Variegated?
- Touch the brick on the courthouse wall and tell me what grade you think it is.
- Please take a picture of yourself or a personal item in front of the courthouse entrance and attach it to your online log.
https://www.indystone.com/indiana-limestone-colors-textures-grades
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolite#:~:text=They%20are%20usually%20formed%20in%20warm,%20supersaturated,,such%20as%20a%20piece%20of%20a%20shell.
https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/KS-01-155-0092
https://www.renocountyks.gov/Courthouse-History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_limestone
https://www.bigcreekstone.com/about-indiana-limestone/#:~:text=Indiana%20Limestone%20is%20an%20oolitic,Bedford%20Stone%20or%20Bedford%20Limestone.