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 360
most part this building presents aclean greyish colour, but ^-ellow stains are to be observed in places as well asyellow skins where a joint plane has been used for the rock face. Chiselmarks have been retained for the 12 years that the building has stood butthe surface of the stone may be abraded… … Paskapoo sandstone, Red Deer area. Greens block,Red Deer, Alberta. 241 well but as usual the rejection of a small number of blocks would have addedgreatly to the appearance of the structure. It would appear that a tendencyto yellow weathering exists as the more exposed parts of the building showa…
Building stones · Geology, Economic · Stone industry and trade
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