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Marbles. Part 3 |
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Marbles. Part 3 |
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This section is from the book "Notes On Building Construction", by P.G.L. Smith. Also available from Amazon: Notes on building construction.
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NAME OF QUARRY. |
COUNTRY. |
Per Foot Cube in Lbs. |
GEOLOGICAL FORMATION. |
WHERE USED, AND REMARKS. |
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Continental Marbles. |
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Bardiglia . . . |
Montalto . . |
Italy . . |
Bluish grey, black veins and cloudings |
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Called " Bardilla;" sometimes contains veinings resembling flowers. |
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Brocatella . . |
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France . . |
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Porphyry. |
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Carrara . . . |
Carrara . . . |
Italy . . |
White . . . |
168.6 |
Jurassic, lias, oolitic |
Used chiefly for statuary; composed almost entirely of carbonate of lime; sometimes contains particles of quartz and pyrites; weathers badly in a smoky atmosphere, also under changes of temperature. Used for chimney-pieces. |
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Emperor's Red . |
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Portugal . . |
Red. |
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*Giallo Antico . |
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Yellow . . . |
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* Ancient marbles, used for works of art; not now found in quarries, but imitated in artificial marbles. |
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*Noir Antico . . |
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Black. |
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Parian . . . |
Island of Parr . |
Greece . . |
Cream white . . . |
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Preferred to Carrara for statuary; same composition; brighter fracture. |
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*Rosso Antico . . |
Near first cataract of Nile |
Egypt . . |
Reddish brown; deep blood red, or veined with white |
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Consists chiefly of felspar. |
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Rouge Royal . |
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France and Belgium |
Red and brown, veined |
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Chiefly used in this country for chimney-pieces. |
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Sicilian, also called Ravacci-one. |
Near Carrara . |
Italy . . . |
White . . . |
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Somewhat same composition as Carrara. Used for Marble Arch. Marbles from Sicily are not much used in this country. |
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Sienna . . . |
Sienna . . |
Do. . . |
Yellow, with veins and cloudings. |
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* Verde Antique . . |
Near Genoa and Florence |
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Mottled with light green, dark green, and black. |
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Generally classed by builders among marbles; really a serpentine. (See p. 34.) |
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