... Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, vol. I-V (1912)
Parks, W. A. (William Arthur), 1868-1936, Canada. Mines Branch · Ottawa : Government printing bureau · leaf 270
tute a serious drawback to any systematic exploitation of thedeposit for the present purposes. The white band is less cut up than themore thinly bedded blue; but even in it, the waste in quarrying would beenormous. (Plate XXXVIII.) The stone: No. 512.—This example probably represents the… … Crystalline limestone. Marble Mountain quarry, Inverness county, N.S. 31397—16i 2 72 9- 5 0 087 0 032 0 87 117 00 179 Specific gravity Weight per cubic foot, lbs Pore space, per cent Ratio of absorption, per cent Coefficient of saturation, one hour two hours Crushing strength, lbs. per sq. in 18197…
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