Marble Bar Jasper Rock

Jasper rock outside of marble bar.

Marble bar jasper rock.

By 1895 the town had its government offices built. Founded in 1893 marble bar has earned a reputation as australia s hottest town owing to the consistently high temperatures experienced during the summer months when the mercury climbs over 38 degrees for days on end. Jasper can be found at the jasper deposit. The rock bar was originally thought to be marble hence the town s name marble bar but the rock turned out be jasper.

In 1891 the town boasted a population in excess of 5 000 as it experienced a rush on the goldfields. In 1891 the town boasted a. Named after what was originally thought to be a colourful marble bar which crosses the coongan river the bar is actually made of jasper. The name marble bar was derived from a nearby jasper bar mistaken for marble and now known as marble bar which runs across the bed of the coongan river.

The marble bar is really jasper or more correctly very fine grained silica sio2 the different colours in the rock come from trace amounts of mineral impurities including iron hematite making the red layers and pyrites and carbonaceous material that makes the blue black layers the white layers are pure silica. When you first look at the rock bar it looks similar but different to other rock forms but when you splash water over it the brilliant colour of the jasper comes to life. The marble bar pool is located just a few minutes drive from the town of marble bar adjacent to chinamans pool three hours drive south of port hedland both the marble bar and chinamans pools are located in an a class remove and the removal of rock etc can attract a 10 000 fine. Purchase this image download twitter facebook.

The hottest recorded air temperatures on earth have not been broken for almost 100 years. In fact the town ought to be named jasper bar. A striking rock formation for which the town is named was mistaken for marble. Can you provide any additional information about this item.

Marble bar one of the most famous outback towns in australia is a fine example of a pioneering town dating the gold rush days at the end of the nineteenth century. This video is unavailable. Today marble bar is synonymous with heat. It s why people look at the 50 year and 100 year flood maps before purchasing a property.

One has to look at the big picture the overall cycle. These are now national trust buildings. Originally the rock formation was thought to be marble hence the name but was later proven to be jasper. Slwa b3345111 1 slwa b3345111 3 view all items view on our catalogue order a copy.

Massive rock of jasper in marble bar.