Gananoque syenite

Description

A coarse-grain, greenish-gray granite with dark spots quarried along the northeastern shores of Lake Ontario (Lent 1925). Gananoque 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.

Authority

• 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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