Opaline granite

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Description

A medium-grain, hard granite quarried in Texas (Lent 1925). Opaline granite has a beige and brown background with sky-blue quartz crystals. It was used for decoration and buildings.

Additional Information

F.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.

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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