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 47
iameteris about -5 mm., but grains up to 5 mm. in diameter are not uncommon.Feldspar grains, in a semi-decomposed condition, are almost as numerous asthe quartz grains in some parts of the rock; in other parts thej are muchless abundant. Flakes of light coloured mica, and some indeterminable… … Fig. 1. Sketch map showing the geology and the principal quarriesin the Miramichi and Chaleur Bay sandstone areas. 151 llic f(lils])ais art more abiiiulanl there is a greater amount ofyellowish-greeneenieiit. Occasional grains of quite fresh phxgioeiase feldspar are present.The physical…
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