The structural and industrial materials of California (1906)
Aubury, Lewis E., 1862- · Sacramento, W. W. Shannon, Superintendent state printing · leaf 40
esent (September, 1904) prepar-ing the stone for the McKinley memorial monument in San Francisco. About one half mile southeast of the village of Raymond there is asmall quarry with a face of about 18 or 20 feet, of a spotted gray gran-ite, with large black crystals of hornblende and biotite. In… … o—BUL. 3^ (33) 34 STRUCTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS OF CALIFORNIA. greatest drawback is the large dark blotches, which mar the beauty ofthe stone; but where it can be obtained free from blotches, it is one ofthe prettiest granites in the State. NEVADA COUNTY. Granite production in Nevada County…
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