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A fine-grain, light gray biotite granite quarried near Richmond, Virginia (Lent 1925). Richmond granite was used as a building stone. An example of its use can be seen on the exterior of the old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC.
 
A fine-grain, light gray biotite granite quarried near Richmond, Virginia (Lent 1925). Richmond granite was used as a building stone. An example of its use can be seen on the exterior of the old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC.
  
== Additional Information ==
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==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.
 
 
 
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* ''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

Latest revision as of 16:13, 4 August 2022

Description

A fine-grain, light gray biotite granite quarried near Richmond, Virginia (Lent 1925). Richmond granite was used as a building stone. An example of its use can be seen on the exterior of the old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC.

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