Wisconsin granite

Description

A general name for any Granite quarried in Wisconsin (Lent 1925). They are used for decoration and monuments.

Examples are:

Mahogany: medium-grain dark red quarried at Lohrville
Wisconsin Ruby: coarse-grain deep red quarried at Wausau
Marinette: fine-grain red with white crystals formerly quarried at Red Granite
Montello: fine-grain, hard, maroon red quarried at Montello
Montrose: coarse-grain pink and gray quarried at Middle Inlet
Pike River Gray: fine-grain, dark gray with white feldspar quarried at Amberg
Parcher Green: coarse-grain green with white or black quarried at Wausau
Berlin Rhyolite: fine-grain, purplish-black with pink feldspar quarried at Berlin

Mahogany; Ruby Red; Marinette; Montello; Montrose; Pike River Gray; Parcher Green; Berlin Rhyolite

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