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 240
e Mt. Airy granite in Surry County,which it closely resembles in color and other properties. Entirely freshspecimens of the rock could not be obtained as the granite had not beenopened at any point. It is remarkably uniform throughout the wholearea in both color and texture, though like the Mt.… … THE VARIETIES OF BUILDING STONES. 163 the residuals indicates a similar granite of the same composition, colorand texture for the entire area. Like the Mt. Airy granite, it is nearlyfree from joint-planes, not more than half a dozen joints being observedin the entire residual. These had a strike of…
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