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 152
seems to strike E.15°S. vertically and another set crosses atS.45°W. Other irregular joints are present, but in spite of the fracturing,blocks of reasonable size can be obtained but not without loss. A short distance in a southw^esterly direction from the opening describedabove a more extensive… … Silurian limestone. Upper bed at the quarry of the Manitobite Stone Works, Broadvalley, Man. 91 considerable area, the extent of which can be determined only by furtherstripping and the sinking of test pits. The stone is somewhat variable incolour and texture: an average sample is tested in full…
Building stones · Geology, Economic · Stone industry and trade
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