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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A general name for any granite quarried in Wisconsin (Lent 1925). They are used for decoration and monuments. | + | A general name for any [[granite]] quarried in Wisconsin (Lent 1925). They are used for decoration and monuments. |
Examples are: | Examples are: | ||
| − | + | * Mahogany: medium-grain dark red quarried at Lohrville | |
| − | + | * Wisconsin Ruby: coarse-grain deep red quarried at Wausau | |
| − | + | * Marinette: fine-grain red with white crystals formerly quarried at Red Granite | |
| − | + | * Montello: fine-grain, hard, maroon red quarried at Montello | |
| − | + | * Montrose: coarse-grain pink and gray quarried at Middle Inlet | |
| − | + | * Pike River Gray: fine-grain, dark gray with white feldspar quarried at Amberg | |
| − | + | * Parcher Green: coarse-grain green with white or black quarried at Wausau | |
| − | + | * Berlin Rhyolite: fine-grain, purplish-black with pink feldspar quarried at Berlin | |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Mahogany; Ruby Red; Marinette; Montello; Montrose; Pike River Gray; Parcher Green; Berlin Rhyolite | Mahogany; Ruby Red; Marinette; Montello; Montrose; Pike River Gray; Parcher Green; Berlin Rhyolite | ||
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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 | * 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 | ||
Latest revision as of 10:03, 27 June 2022
Description
A general name for any Granite quarried in Wisconsin (Lent 1925). They are used for decoration and monuments.
Examples are:
- Mahogany: medium-grain dark red quarried at Lohrville
- Wisconsin Ruby: coarse-grain deep red quarried at Wausau
- Marinette: fine-grain red with white crystals formerly quarried at Red Granite
- Montello: fine-grain, hard, maroon red quarried at Montello
- Montrose: coarse-grain pink and gray quarried at Middle Inlet
- Pike River Gray: fine-grain, dark gray with white feldspar quarried at Amberg
- Parcher Green: coarse-grain green with white or black quarried at Wausau
- Berlin Rhyolite: fine-grain, purplish-black with pink feldspar quarried at Berlin
Synonyms and Related Terms
Mahogany; Ruby Red; Marinette; Montello; Montrose; Pike River Gray; Parcher Green; Berlin Rhyolite
Resources and Citations
- 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