Quartz in Monkey Temple – GE2 EarthCache
Quartz in Monkey Temple – GE2
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The cache is located near Monkey temple (Galwar Bagh), a beautiful
temple complex and pilgrimage site located on the outskirts of
town. The waters here are considered holy, as they have a spiritual
connection with the Ganges River. Galwar Bagh is a lovely place to
escape thick tourist crowds, see exceptional architecture, and, of
course, visit with a multitude of playful monkeys. Around the
temple you can find beautiful layered rocks, that are very
interesting from geological point of view too.
The Rock layers are formed by Quartz Sandstone. Quartz sandstone is
sedimentary rock similar to sandstone but particles are mostly
quartz. Quartz is the hardest and the most resistant mineral from
all rock-forming minerals.
Quartz sandstone is formed as a result of the extreme weathering
and sorting of a sediment until everything that can be removed has
been removed. The high content of quartz is a result of removal of
feldspar and lithic particles. This is done by the complete
chemical weathering. Tidal sand bars that accumulate large bodies
of quartz sand is yet another situation that leads to formation of
sandstone. Quartz sandstone layers are very hard and not easily
bending. It means that during folding the quartz sandstone layer is
not bending but rather fracturing.
On the ground zero you will see layered rock from brown-red Quartz
sandstone. Look down to the temples and than to the rock by your
left hand. To prove your visit you have to answer several questions
about it and send me answers via my profile.
1) try to estimate the inclination of layers
2) the layers are very regular – try to estimate the average
thickness.
3) if you look up (about 10m), you will see that the upper layers
are different. Write me what differences you can see.
Send me your answers via e-mail through my GC profile before
logging and I will validate your found.
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