Difference between revisions of "Deer Isle stone"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Name given to two types of stone quarried on Deer Isle in Maine (Bucher 1996). Prior to 1870, a very dark green [ | + | Name given to two types of stone quarried on Deer Isle in Maine (Bucher 1996). Prior to 1870, a very dark green [[marble]] was quarried. Later a pinkish gray, coarse-grain [[granite]] was quarried from the island. Also called Stonington Pink Gray, this biotite granite is used for building and monuments. |
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[Deer Isle Green marble]] and [[Deer Isle® granite]] |
[[File:quarry 1.jpg|thumb|Deer Island quarry]] | [[File:quarry 1.jpg|thumb|Deer Island quarry]] | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 13 January 2014
Description
Name given to two types of stone quarried on Deer Isle in Maine (Bucher 1996). Prior to 1870, a very dark green Marble was quarried. Later a pinkish gray, coarse-grain Granite was quarried from the island. Also called Stonington Pink Gray, this biotite granite is used for building and monuments.
See also Deer Isle Green marble and Deer Isle® granite
Synonyms and Related Terms
Deer Island stone
Additional Information
W. Bucher, Dictionary of Building Preservation, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.
Additional Images
Deer Isle quarry
Quarrying of Deer Isle stone
Blocks of Deer Isle stone
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Website address 1 Comment: National Building Granite Quarries Association at http://www.nbgqa.com/color.htm