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| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Bedford.Stone.Quarries.Co.jpg|thumb|Stone from the Bedford Stone Quarries Company]] |
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | [[File:Louisville.Bedford.Quarry.jpg|thumb|View of the Louisville and Bedford.Quarry]] | |
| − | + | The former name for [[Indiana limestone]] because the first large quarry was near the town of Bedford, Indiana. Now Indiana limestone is quarried over a large area which incorporates most of Lawrence, Owen, and Monroe Counties. | |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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| − | + | [[File:Moosier.No.1.jpg|thumb|Bedford Hills, NY]] | |
| + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | ||
| − | * | + | * Light color, oolitic limerstone |
| + | * Density = 2.163-2.403 | ||
| − | * | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| + | * Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Limestone (accessed May 2022) | ||
| − | * '' | + | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 |
| − | * | + | * Frank A. Lent, ''Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries.'', Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * '' | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 2 May 2022
Description
The former name for Indiana limestone because the first large quarry was near the town of Bedford, Indiana. Now Indiana limestone is quarried over a large area which incorporates most of Lawrence, Owen, and Monroe Counties.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Indiana limestone
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Light color, oolitic limerstone
- Density = 2.163-2.403
Resources and Citations
- Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Limestone (accessed May 2022)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Frank A. Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries., Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971