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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
[New England Stone] A registered trademark for a pinkish gray, coarse-grain [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=biotite biotite] [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=granite granite] quarried on Deer Isle in Maine (Bucher 1996). Deer Isle® granite, also called Stonington Pink Gray, was used for buildings and monuments.
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[New England Stone] A registered trademark for a pinkish gray, coarse-grain [[biotite|biotite]] [[granite|granite]] quarried on Deer Isle in Maine (Bucher 1996). Deer Isle® granite, also called Stonington Pink Gray, was used for buildings and monuments.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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Deer Isle granite; Deer Island granite (sp); Stonington Pink Gray
 
Deer Isle granite; Deer Island granite (sp); Stonington Pink Gray
  
[[File:Naval Map - Vidal.jpg|thumb|United States Navy Memorial
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[[File:Naval Map - Vidal.jpg|thumb|United States Navy Memorial Washington, D.C.]]
 
 
Washington, D.C.]]
 
 
== Other Properties ==
 
== Other Properties ==
  
 
water absorption by weight = 0.3%
 
water absorption by weight = 0.3%
 
== Additional Information ==
 
 
New England Stone: [http://www.nestone.com/ Website]
 
  
 
== Additional Images ==
 
== Additional Images ==
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==Resources and Citations==
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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* New England Stone: [http://www.nestone.com/ Website]
 
 
 
* ''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
  
* Website address 1  Comment: World's most popular granites at www.findstone.com/daniel3.htm ;water absorption = 0.3% by weight
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* World's most popular granites at www.findstone.com/daniel3.htm ;water absorption = 0.3% by weight
  
* Website address 2  Comment:  National Building Granite Quarries Association at http://www.nbgqa.com/color.htm
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* National Building Granite Quarries Association at http://www.nbgqa.com/color.htm
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 18 July 2022

Main Entrance of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Description

[New England Stone] A registered trademark for a pinkish gray, coarse-grain Biotite Granite quarried on Deer Isle in Maine (Bucher 1996). Deer Isle® granite, also called Stonington Pink Gray, was used for buildings and monuments.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Deer Isle granite; Deer Island granite (sp); Stonington Pink Gray

United States Navy Memorial Washington, D.C.

Other Properties

water absorption by weight = 0.3%

Additional Images

Resources and Citations

  • New England Stone: Website
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • World's most popular granites at www.findstone.com/daniel3.htm ;water absorption = 0.3% by weight