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 228
light yellowish-grey. No apparent changeresults on freezing. This is a remarkably strong stone in both crushing andtransverse strength: it is very hard and suffers scarcely any abrasion underthe chisel. The physical properties are as follows:—- Specific gravity 2 • 764 Weight per cubic foot, lbs… … Permo-Triassic limestone. Government swimming pool, Banff, Alberta. 147 Coefficient of saturation, one hour 0 „ „ „ two hours 0 „ „ „ slow immersion 0 „ „ „ in vacuo 0 Crushing strength, lbs. per sq. in., dry 50,000 » „ V » » wet 50,669 „ „ „ „ „ wet after freezing 40,937 Transverse strength, lbs.…
Building stones · Geology, Economic · Stone industry and trade
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