Pennsylvania bluestone

Description

A fine-grain, dense blue-gray sandstone quarried in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania bluestone it used for buildings, trim, and paving.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Wyoming valley stone

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• 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