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 392
nly small browndots due to the decay of this mineral. The rock is very tough and hard. Quartzite of the St. Piran Formation.Lake Louise Area. The Lower Cambrian rocks consist largely of quartzites: they aredeveloped to an enormous thickness and are most easily accessible in theregion of Lake… … J u 265 Louise the formation is exposed in vertical cliffs. Tiie beds vary in thick-ness from a few inches to 2 feet or more and dip at a low angle to the south-west. Pronounced joints strike N.50°E. vertically and a minor set crossesat right angles. Enormous cjuantities of stone are available but…
Building stones · Geology, Economic · Stone industry and trade
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