Geo Beck | This part of the Statue of Liberty is over 600 million years old @Geobeck | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 22 minutes ago.
Before trees or dinosaurs ever existed on Earth, a tectonic collision formed the pink stone that the Statue of Liberty now stands on. Come with me to explore an abandoned granite quarry in Connecticut that was once a magma chamber miles underground.
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If you liked this video, you'll probably like some of my other ones:
200 million years of history in NYC Brownstones: youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ4MTJ9B4U&feature=shares
What’s going on with these strange stone pillars in NYC?:
youtube.com/watch?v=L7ruDtOT7D8&t=1s
New England's ancient tropical seafloor is built into our cities: youtube.com/watch?v=maQuu54Saf8
A Castle in Connecticut made of 500 Million Year Old Rocks: youtube.com/watch?v=V5eUbvXAW_s&t=0s
HUGE thanks to Vlogbrothers for their sponsorship of this video!
My backpack and jumpsuit in this video are from Craghoppers! Use my link 'geobeck' at craghoppers.com/us to get 10% off.
A Note: The scientific topics I talk about in my videos are highly simplified, and usually there is a lot more details and nuance involved in these geologic processes and events. The purpose of these videos is to spark your interest in the wonderful world of geology and all the amazing things we are surrounded by all the time. They are not meant to act as lectures or fully-encompassing video essays about a topic. Thank you for keeping this in mind and for supporting me and my channel. I love making these videos and appreciate every person who watches them. Thanks for watching!
Here are some sources that you can take a look at if you’re interested in learning more in-depth about this topic:
nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Stony-Creek-Quarry-to-display-ancient-pink-11373007.php
ctexplored.org/pretty-in-pink-in-stony-creek
stoneworld.com/articles/90853-stony-creek-granite-used-for-new-statue-of-liberty-museum
stonycreekquarry.com/about/history
nhregister.com/columnist/article/Randall-Beach-Here-in-the-Guilford-woods-worked-11326876.php#taboola-1
usenaturalstone.org/stony-creek-granite-bedrock-of-america
ctinsider.com/living/article/Hiking-the-Stony-Creek-Quarry-Preserve-in-Branford-17045875.php#taboola-1
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-abstract/83/11/3457/7450/Rb-Sr-Study-of-the-Stony-Creek-Granite-Southern
mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=CTZsc%2BPn%3B0
Image sources:
nomeka.gflarchives.org/items/browse?search=quarry&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=&range=&collection=&type=&tags=&featured=&submit_search=Search+for+items
zip06.com/features/20190523/stony-creek-quarry-tour-digs-into-past-and-future
untappedcities.com/2020/09/24/stone-creek-quarry-granite-new-york
quarriesandbeyond.org/states/cn/pdf/dodds_granite_co_modern_memorial_art_catalog.pdf
todayincthistory.com/2018/08/05/august-5-statue-of-liberty-connecticut-cornerstone
loc.gov/resource/ds.12496
00:00 Where are we?
01:26 First, the quarry
02:45 Why is it pink?
03:33 These rocks have seen things
05:40 field trip!!
08:21 why it cuts into huge blocks
09:39 the (human) backstory
11:40 so what now?
13:15 same rock used 130 years later
13:48 i love telling these stories
Before trees or dinosaurs ever existed on Earth, a tectonic collision formed the pink stone that the Statue of Liberty now stands on. Come with me to explore an abandoned granite quarry in Connecticut that was once a magma chamber miles underground.
subscribe for more vids ➭ bit.ly/geobeck
My website: geo-beck.com
Instagram: @geobeckly instagram.com/geobeckly
TikTok: tiktok.com/@geobeckly
If you liked this video, you'll probably like some of my other ones:
200 million years of history in NYC Brownstones: youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ4MTJ9B4U&feature=shares
What’s going on with these strange stone pillars in NYC?:
youtube.com/watch?v=L7ruDtOT7D8&t=1s
New England's ancient tropical seafloor is built into our cities: youtube.com/watch?v=maQuu54Saf8
A Castle in Connecticut made of 500 Million Year Old Rocks: youtube.com/watch?v=V5eUbvXAW_s&t=0s
HUGE thanks to Vlogbrothers for their sponsorship of this video!
My backpack and jumpsuit in this video are from Craghoppers! Use my link 'geobeck' at craghoppers.com/us to get 10% off.
A Note: The scientific topics I talk about in my videos are highly simplified, and usually there is a lot more details and nuance involved in these geologic processes and events. The purpose of these videos is to spark your interest in the wonderful world of geology and all the amazing things we are surrounded by all the time. They are not meant to act as lectures or fully-encompassing video essays about a topic. Thank you for keeping this in mind and for supporting me and my channel. I love making these videos and appreciate every person who watches them. Thanks for watching!
Here are some sources that you can take a look at if you’re interested in learning more in-depth about this topic:
nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Stony-Creek-Quarry-to-display-ancient-pink-11373007.php
ctexplored.org/pretty-in-pink-in-stony-creek
stoneworld.com/articles/90853-stony-creek-granite-used-for-new-statue-of-liberty-museum
stonycreekquarry.com/about/history
nhregister.com/columnist/article/Randall-Beach-Here-in-the-Guilford-woods-worked-11326876.php#taboola-1
usenaturalstone.org/stony-creek-granite-bedrock-of-america
ctinsider.com/living/article/Hiking-the-Stony-Creek-Quarry-Preserve-in-Branford-17045875.php#taboola-1
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-abstract/83/11/3457/7450/Rb-Sr-Study-of-the-Stony-Creek-Granite-Southern
mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=CTZsc%2BPn%3B0
Image sources:
nomeka.gflarchives.org/items/browse?search=quarry&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=&range=&collection=&type=&tags=&featured=&submit_search=Search+for+items
zip06.com/features/20190523/stony-creek-quarry-tour-digs-into-past-and-future
untappedcities.com/2020/09/24/stone-creek-quarry-granite-new-york
quarriesandbeyond.org/states/cn/pdf/dodds_granite_co_modern_memorial_art_catalog.pdf
todayincthistory.com/2018/08/05/august-5-statue-of-liberty-connecticut-cornerstone
loc.gov/resource/ds.12496
00:00 Where are we?
01:26 First, the quarry
02:45 Why is it pink?
03:33 These rocks have seen things
05:40 field trip!!
08:21 why it cuts into huge blocks
09:39 the (human) backstory
11:40 so what now?
13:15 same rock used 130 years later
13:48 i love telling these stories
