Meshoppen sandstone

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Description

A variable color sandstone quarried in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. Meshoppen sandstone can be greenish-gray, bluish-gray or reddish. It was widely used for floors in public buildings and for garden walks (Lent 1925).

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.

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