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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| + | [[File:Supr_Court_bldg.jpg|thumb|Supreme Court Building, Washington DC]] | ||
| + | Any of numerous marbles quarried in the northern part of Georgia. The coarse-grain marbles usually have pale colors ranging from white to pink to gray to green with large sparkling crystals. The White Georgia marble is used for statuary while most ([[Georgia green marble|Georgia green]], [[Georgia white marble|Georgia White]], [[Georgia Cherokee marble|Georgia Cherokee]], [[Georgia Silver Gray marble|Georgia Silver Gray]], [[Creole marble|Creole]], [[Etowah marble|Etowah]], and Mezzotint) are used as interior and exterior building stones. | ||
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''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 |
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Latest revision as of 12:18, 27 August 2022
Description
Any of numerous marbles quarried in the northern part of Georgia. The coarse-grain marbles usually have pale colors ranging from white to pink to gray to green with large sparkling crystals. The White Georgia marble is used for statuary while most (Georgia green, Georgia White, Georgia Cherokee, Georgia Silver Gray, Creole, Etowah, and Mezzotint) are used as interior and exterior building stones.
Resources and Citations
- 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