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 80
Above the road the beds of sandstone have asomewhat variable dip at N. 33° E., of from 12° to 15°, or a little morein places. It is apparent, therefore, that the beds dip inland, away fromthe face, and that lower beds are encountered on proceeding southwestalong the face of the quarry. The quarry… … Protection Island sandstone. Court house, Nanaimo, B.C. 49 stripping, 2 to 3 feet of broken yellow stone, and a solid bed of about 25feet in thickness (1430). Discontinuous, horizontal cracks divide this bedsonaewhat, and irregular but not close joints traverse it nearly vertically.The face shows a…
Building stones · Geology, Economic · Stone industry and trade
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