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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A light blue-gray or tan [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sandstone sandstone] quarried near Amherst in Lorain County, Ohio. Amherst sandstone contains up to 95% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica] and 4% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aluminum oxide aluminum oxide]. The hard, durable, fire-resistant stone is used for buildings, paving, and breakwater.
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A light blue-gray or tan [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sandstone sandstone] quarried near Amherst in Lorain County, Ohio. Amherst sandstone contains up to 95% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica] and 4% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aluminum%20oxide aluminum oxide]. The hard, durable, fire-resistant stone is used for buildings, paving, and breakwater.
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 690
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 690
  
* Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  
* Frank A. Lent, 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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* 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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Revision as of 07:25, 24 July 2013

Amherst sandstone

Description

A light blue-gray or tan sandstone quarried near Amherst in Lorain County, Ohio. Amherst sandstone contains up to 95% silica and 4% aluminum oxide. The hard, durable, fire-resistant stone is used for buildings, paving, and breakwater.

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 690
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • 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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