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 58
onecould be quarried. The hea\y overburden of undesirable stone, and theouter zone of o.xidized and broken material, are factors to be considered inojiening other (juarries along the escarpment. The stone: No. 1481.—This stone is of the blue t>pe, and mostclosely resembles the (iabriola Island… … Sandstone quarry on Denman island, B C. 35 ihr (■ahriola Island stone. It also irsrnihlis No. 1434 iVoni Jack point,but it is finer in grain, and of more e\cn texture. Smoothed surfaces show\-ery fine white and lilack specks in a greyish groundnaass, but fracturedsurfaces have a inudd>…
Building stones · Geology, Economic · Stone industry and trade
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