The building and ornamental stones of North Carolina (1906)
Watson, Thomas L. (Thomas Leonard), 1871-1924, Laney, Francis Baker, 1875-1938, Merrill, George P. (George Perkins), 1854-1929 · Raleigh, [N.C.] : E.M. Uzzell, Public Printer · leaf 170
, is very sparingly developed in the rock;and the feldspathic constituent, uniformly colored pink, is evenly dis-tributed through the stone. The working qualities of the rock are ex-cellent and dimension stone of any size is easily quarried. Microscopical Examination.—A thin section of the fresh… … THE VARIETIES OF BUILDING STONES. Ill and recrystallization by dynamic forces are strongly emphasized in thesection. The larger feldspar individuals are all bordered by a fine-grained mosaic, while the quartz occupies distinct and well-defined areasbetween the feldspars as a very fine aggregate of…
Building stones · Quarries and quarrying
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