Difference between revisions of "Dix Island granite"
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| − | A medium grain, gray [ | + | A medium grain, gray [[granite]] quarried on Dix Island, Maine, from the mid 19th century. Dix Island granite was used for the U.S. Treasury building, the New York Post Office, and the Charleston Custom House. |
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Revision as of 14:47, 14 January 2014
Description
A medium grain, gray Granite quarried on Dix Island, Maine, from the mid 19th century. Dix Island granite was used for the U.S. Treasury building, the New York Post Office, and the Charleston Custom House.
Authority
- Website address 1 Comment: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/VolcanicPast/Places/volcanic_past_washington_DC.html
- Website address 2 Comment: http://www.cagenweb.com/quarries/states/me-maine_granite_quarry_list2.html