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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A general name for decorative, medium-grain [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=granite granites] quarried near Keeseville in Clinton County, New York. Keeseville granites polish to a high gloss and have been used for buildings, monuments and interior surfaces.  
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A general name for decorative, medium-grain [[granite|granites]] quarried near Keeseville in Clinton County, New York. Keeseville granites polish to a high gloss and have been used for buildings, monuments and interior surfaces.  
  
 
- Keeseville green: green background with dark green and black feldspar grains  
 
- Keeseville green: green background with dark green and black feldspar grains  

Revision as of 10:35, 21 January 2014

Description

A general name for decorative, medium-grain granites quarried near Keeseville in Clinton County, New York. Keeseville granites polish to a high gloss and have been used for buildings, monuments and interior surfaces.

- Keeseville green: green background with dark green and black feldspar grains

- Keeseville gray: granular gray

- Ausable Forks: light gray with dark silicates.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Keesville gray; Keeseville green; Ausable Forks

Authority

  • 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

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