The Frank Slide
by Wayne Bonney
Title
The Frank Slide
Artist
Wayne Bonney
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The Infamous Frank Slide Disaster..This mountain slide totally engulfed the town of Frank in Southern Alberta..On April 29, 1903 at 4:10 AM, 30 million cubic meters (90 million tons, 82 million tonnes) of limestone fell from Turtle Mountain in just 90 seconds.
2. What caused the Frank Slide?
The primary cause of the Frank slide was the unstable structure of Turtle Mountain. A thrust fault runs through it, and eroding sandstone and shale beneath older limestone plus deeply eroded cracks in the limestone on the top would have caused the rock to fall eventually. Secondary causes include coal mining inside the mountain and dramatic changes in weather conditions - a quick freeze - that night. (Alberta History)( done w/ loaded palette knife)
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September 2nd, 2011
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