Merrill, George P. · John Wiley & Sons, Chapman & Hall, Ltd., · leaf 258
ost part located on the hillsides, though sometimesin the valley bottoms. These marbles are, as a whole, of very uniform textureand, though coarse, work readily, and acquire an excellentsurface and polish. Chemical analyses show them to consistessentially of carbonate of lime with occasional… … Fig. i.—Hillside Marble Quarry, Pickens Co., Georgia.
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