 It is as a rule very hard to work, and, as exhibited in the capitol at Albany, the surface is often disfigured by irregular cavities and flaws •which are rather unsightly. The color is said to fade on exposure to the weather, and hence the stone is...  Stones for Building and Decoration - Seite 111von George Perkins Merrill - 1891 - 453 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Albert David Hager - 1858 - 60 Seiten
...extend from Canada line to Sudbury, but in no place is it so well developed as at Mallett's Head, in Colchester. The strata at this point are nearly horizontal, and in many places form the bank of the lake. One of the best quarries is so situated that a vessel can be brought up alongside,... | |
 | Albert David Hager - 1862 - 314 Seiten
...again into a solid mass. An excellent outcrop of the Winooski marble is found at Mallet's Head, in Colchester. The strata at this point are nearly horizontal, and in many places form the bank of the lake. One of the best quarries is so situated that a vessel can be brought up alongside,... | |
 | United States National Museum - 1889 - 916 Seiten
...entirely disappears. It is as a rule very hard to work, and, as exhibited in the capitol at Albany, the surface is often disfigured by irregular cavities...many places form the banks of the lake. One of the best quarries is so situated that a vessel can bo brought up alongside and loaded with blocks with... | |
 | George Perkins Merrill - 1889 - 416 Seiten
...entirely disappears. It is as a rule very hard to work, and, as exhibited in the capítol at Albany, the surface is often disfigured by irregular cavities...shore of Mallet's Bay, in the town of Colchester. Tlie strata at this point are nearly horizontal, and in many places form the banks of the lake. One... | |
 | George Perkins Merrill - 1889 - 414 Seiten
...entirely disappears. It is as a rule very hard to work, and, as exhibited in the capitol at Albany, the surface is often disfigured by irregular cavities...hence the stone is used mostly for interior work. Au excellent outcrop of this marble occurs on the shore of Mallet's Bay, in the town of Colchester.... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1889 - 908 Seiten
...entirely disappears. It is as a rule very hard to work, and, as exhibited in the capitol at Albany, the surface is often disfigured by irregular cavities...which are rather unsightly. The color is said to fade ou exposure to the weather, and hence the stone is used mostly for interior work. An excellent outcrop... | |
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