Halifax granite

Description

A coarse-grain, porphyritic, gray Granite with large crystals quarried near Halifax, Nova Scotia (Lent 1925). Halifax granite was used for buildings and monuments.

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.

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• 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