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Jade Mountain

 


Near the centre of Greymouth shopping district there is this sculpture featuring a 2 tonne piece of Jade aka Pounamu. The West Coast where I live is famous for finding small pieces of Pounamu on some of the beaches or local rivers. This one was created by Ian Boustridge, a local artist - this one he found at a part of Fiordland. It really is massive and has a small waterfall flowing over it.


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Bill said…
Very beautiful to see.
8 March 2025 at 09:26
roentare said…
A really interesting description about the stone
8 March 2025 at 10:53
magiceye said…
Wow! Amazing!
8 March 2025 at 13:45
doodles n daydreams said…
It's an impressive pice, isn't it?
8 March 2025 at 20:13
Iris Flavia said…
I like the "PLEASE TOUCH" best.
8 March 2025 at 21:17
Tom said…
...Amy, often you are able to take pictures with no people. Where are they?
9 March 2025 at 02:01
Sharon said…
A huge piece of stone. It makes an interesting public art feature.
9 March 2025 at 04:33
Revrunner said…
Always curious how stones like these are moved. Not so much these days as in the case of ancient cultures.
9 March 2025 at 09:26
s.c said…
Nicely done kind of statue.
9 March 2025 at 10:13
Veronica Lee said…
That’s an impressive sculpture!
It must be incredible to see in person.
9 March 2025 at 15:20
Jan K. alias Afanja said…
That's beautiful and very interesting.
10 March 2025 at 03:22
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