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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A slightly translucent, cream colored [ | + | A slightly translucent, cream colored [[marble]] with pale greenish gray streaks quarried in the vicinity of Danby in Rutland County, Vermont (Bucher 1996). It polishes medium well. Danby marble, also known as Mountain White, was extensively used for buildings. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 13 January 2014
Description
A slightly translucent, cream colored Marble with pale greenish gray streaks quarried in the vicinity of Danby in Rutland County, Vermont (Bucher 1996). It polishes medium well. Danby marble, also known as Mountain White, was extensively used for buildings.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Mountain White marble
Additional Information
° Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
Additional Images
District of Columbia War Memorial Washington, D.C.
Authority
- 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