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W. Bucher, ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.
 
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

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Catlinite

Description

A hardened red clay mainly found in Pipestone County, Minnesota. Catlinite was named for George Catlin, an American painter of western scenes (Bucher 1996). It is also called Indian pipestone, because Native Americans carve ceremonial pipes from this material.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Indian pipestone

Additional Information

W. Bucher, Dictionary of Building Preservation, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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