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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:Vinalhaven.jpg|thumb|Vinalhaven granite quarry]]
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A fine-grain, pale-gray [[granite|granite]] quarried near Vinalhaven, Maine. Vinalhaven granite is primarily used for monuments.
  
A fine-grain, pale-gray [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=granite granite] quarried near Vinalhaven, Maine. Vinalhaven granite is primarily used for monuments.
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
== Additional Images ==
 
 
 
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File:Vinalhaven.jpg|Vinalhaven granite quarry
 
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== Authority ==
 
  
 
* ''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, 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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* 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
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 12:47, 25 June 2022

Vinalhaven granite

Description

Vinalhaven granite quarry

A fine-grain, pale-gray Granite quarried near Vinalhaven, Maine. Vinalhaven granite is primarily used for monuments.

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