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| − | A pink, coarse-grain granite with variable red-color crystals quarried near St. George, Charlotte County, New Brunswick (Lent 1925). St. George granite was used for sculptures, buildings and monuments. It was used in the 1897 addition to the Museum of Natural History in New York City (Bucher 1996). | + | A pink, coarse-grain [[granite]] with variable red-color crystals quarried near St. George, Charlotte County, New Brunswick (Lent 1925). St. George granite was used for sculptures, buildings and monuments. It was used in the 1897 addition to the Museum of Natural History in New York City (Bucher 1996). |
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* ''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 13:08, 4 June 2022
Description
A pink, coarse-grain Granite with variable red-color crystals quarried near St. George, Charlotte County, New Brunswick (Lent 1925). St. George granite was used for sculptures, buildings and monuments. It was used in the 1897 addition to the Museum of Natural History in New York City (Bucher 1996).
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