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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A hard, decorative stone quarried near Luxullian in England. Luxullianite is primarily composed of quartz and black tourmaline mixed with large red feldspar crystals (Lent 1925). Luxullianite was used for the sarcophagus of the Duke of Wellington in St. Paul's | + | A hard, decorative stone quarried near Luxullian in England. Luxullianite is primarily composed of [[quartz]] and black [[tourmaline]] mixed with large red [[feldspar]] crystals (Lent 1925). Luxullianite was used for the sarcophagus of the Duke of Wellington in St. Paul's Cathedral, London. |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | F.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. | + | * F.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 09:47, 16 October 2022
Description
A hard, decorative stone quarried near Luxullian in England. Luxullianite is primarily composed of Quartz and black Tourmaline mixed with large red Feldspar crystals (Lent 1925). Luxullianite was used for the sarcophagus of the Duke of Wellington in St. Paul's Cathedral, London.
Resources and Citations
- F.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.