Deer Isle stone

Aerial view photograph of Deer Isle

Description

Name given to two types of stone quarried on Deer Isle in Maine (Bucher 1996). Prior to 1870, a very dark green marble was quarried. Later a pinkish gray, coarse-grain granite was quarried from the island. Also called Stonington Pink Gray, this biotite granite is used for building and monuments.

See also Island green Deer Island green and Island granite Deer Island granite

Deer Island quarry

Synonyms and Related Terms

Deer Island stone

Additional Information

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

Additional Images

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  Deer Isle quarry

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  Quarrying of Deer Isle stone

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  Blocks of Deer Isle stone

Authority

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: National Building Granite Quarries Association at http://www.nbgqa.com/color.htm