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| − | A coarse-grain, gray [ | + | A coarse-grain, gray [[granite|granite]] with large (0.5-0.75 inch) pink [[feldspar|feldspar]] grains along with [[quartz|quartz]] and black [[mica|mica]]. Rockville granite is mined north of St.Cloud, Minnesota. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 10 May 2016
Description
A coarse-grain, gray Granite with large (0.5-0.75 inch) pink Feldspar grains along with Quartz and black Mica. Rockville granite is mined north of St.Cloud, Minnesota.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Rockville Beige; Rockville White
Additional Images
Rockville White
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- 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