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 144
lesthe dolomite from the Hudson Bay Railway area, described as No. 1123on page 108, but it is a much inferior material and is not comparable as astructural stone; locally, it is known as the best yellow rubble. The cor-rosion test produces little effect beyond adding a slight cast of pink to… … Silurian limestone. No. 3 quarry of Manitoba Quarries, Limited, Gunton, Man. 85 Ratio of absorption, per cent, one hour 0 » „ n » V two hours 1 „ „ ,, » „ slow immersion 1 ,1 » » » V in vacuo 1 „ „ „ „ ,, under pressure 2 Coefficient of saturation, one hour 0 » „ „ two hours 0 » » „ slow immersion…
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