Chironian fire pit. This temple is set
within one of thousands of abandoned mine shafts where argillaceous
limestone, or limestone with a high clay content, was dug out of the
ground in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Baked and crushed into
powder, it would reconstitute into something as strong as stone when
mixed with water. Often called 'Rosendale cement', this material is
practically indestructible, and has the property of being able to set
under water. It was used to construct the foundations of the Brooklyn
Bridge, the wings of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC (above
which the House and Senate sit), and many other buildings that will be
the last things left standing when the archeologists of the next age
show up. Rosendale natural cement was replaced with a far inferior
product created by the chemical industry, called Portland cement. More
information on Rosendale natural cement at this link.
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