Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada (1912)
Parks, William A. (William Arthur), 1868-1936, Canada. Mines Branch (1901-1936) · Ottawa : Dept. of Mines, Mines Branch · leaf 215
a slightcast of red: it varies somewhat in the freshness of the constituent minerals,but the better examples are in an excellent state of preservation. Thepolished face is shown in Plate XXXI. Most of the product is used for monumental work for which purposeit is well suited. A less amount is used… … U5 New Germany Area. The line of tlie Ciiitrul railway of Nova Scotia north of Bridgewatercrosses a large area of granite, wliich has been exploited to a small extentin the vicinity of New Germany. The rock is coarse and porphyriticand has been employed chiefiy in railroad construction. The most…
Building stones · Geology, Economic · Stone industry and trade
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