Building stone

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Building stone

Description

A general name for stones used in building construction, such as Granite, Marble, Limestone, Dolomite, Sandstone, Basalt, and Diorite.

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 125

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