East of the Cays and parallel to them, a large underwater mound of unstable oölite is forming, and east of the mound in the shallow lagoon, massive, tubular bryozoans (Schizoporella flondana Osburn) are growing. Immediately east of Miami on the western edge of the Great Bahama Bank, strung in a north-south line, are the islands of Bimini, Cat Cay, Sandy Cay, etc., the region described by Newell and others (1959). Interest in the origin of the two units has been heightened recently by the recognition of similar deposits that are being actively produced in a nearby area. This is the rock of the southern end of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, with a maximum thickness of 35 feet under the Ridge summit thinning westward toward the low-lying Everglades as it encroaches over the bryozoan facies. In southeastern Florida it is covered by an elongated mound of cross-bedded oölitic limestone, the upper unit or oölitic facies. It is the surface rock of the southern Everglades and is one of the most extensive bryozoan limestones in the country. It averages 10 feet in thickness in southeastern Florida and thins to 1 foot or so westward to the Gulf of Mexico. The bryozoan facies, the dominant constituents of which are massive compound colonies of the cheilostome bryozoan Schizoporella floridana Osburn surrounded by ooids and pellets, covers the greater part of Dade County and extends in places into adjoining counties-a total area of about 2000 square miles. In this paper the two units are combined as the Miami Limestone, 1 a formational name which now seems more appropriate than the Miami Oölite. The founder of the Delfina Foundation offered early support to a generation of artists including Martin Creed, Sonia Boyce, Haegue Yang, and Urs Fischer.The Miami Oölite, named by Sanford (1909) for the oölitic limestone of Pleistocene age which covers a large part of the southern tip of Florida, has been found to consist of two separate units-an upper unit, herein designated the oölitic facies, and a lower unit, called here the bryozoan facies. Read Moreĭelfina Entrecanales, Patron to Hundreds of Artists, Has Died at 94 London, 4 April 2022 Highlights of the upcoming Miami Art Week include satellite fairs UNTITLED, ART and Art Miami, as well as exhibitions by artists in residence at the Rubell Museum and Pretentious Crap at the Perez Art Museum Miami. Must See Miami Fairs and Exhibitions Beyond Art Basel in 2021 Miami, 26 November 2021 We share a selection of artworks that caught our attention at Art Basel Miami Beach. Read MoreĪrt Basel Miami: Artists Who Stole the Show 9 December 2021 The representation merry-go-round gained speed in the lead up to Art Basel in Miami Beach, with Ragna Bley and Alexander Ross also finding new galleries. Simone Leigh, Kennedy Yanko, and Camille Henrot’s New Galleries Miami, 6 December 2021 According to Oolite Arts, the new studio spaces will increase the capacity of the organisation's studio residency programme by 50%. The horizontal, industrial style plan will provide a total of 26,850 square feet, compared to the 16,000 square feet available at Oolite Arts' current space on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. Harnessing wind, water, and sun with features like solar chimneys, skylights, wind catchers, and water tanks, the new building is designed to be energy-efficient and obtain Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification. President and CEO of Oolite Arts, Dennis Scholl stated, 'This new space will be a thriving cultural hub where artists can grow and come together with international visitors and neighbours alike.' 'I think that if we succeed with this balance between a calm atmosphere for artists that can be open and can be shared with the citizens of the neighbourhood, the building will succeed,' said architect Alberto Veiga. A render of Oolite Arts' forthcoming headquarters in Miami.
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