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Masonry. Masonry. Stone Bricks Terra cotta Mortars Plasters. Stone 1. Types of building stones a. Igneous b. Sedimentary c. Metamorphic 2. Cutting and shaping techniques 3. Stone finishes 4. Types of walls . 1. Types of building stones. a. Igneous
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Masonry • Stone • Bricks • Terra cotta • Mortars • Plasters
Stone • 1. Types of building stones a. Igneous b. Sedimentary c. Metamorphic • 2. Cutting and shaping techniques • 3. Stone finishes • 4. Types of walls
1. Types of building stones • a. Igneous • b. Sedimentary • c. Metamorphic
Rock cycle Igneous Erosion & Precipitation Heat Sedimentary Heat & Pressure Metamorphic
Igneous rocks Asher and Adams Pictorial Album of American Industry, 1876 Cobble Hill granite quarry, Barre, VT
Sedimentary Limestones
Limestones Indiana limestone Trenton limestone
Trenton limestone St. Marc des Carriers, Quebec
Sandstone Longmeadow sandstone Billings Library, Burlington, VT
Metamorphic Sandstone to Quartzite Limestone to Marble Shale to Slate
Quartzite Redstone quarry, Burlington, VT
Monkton Quartzite redstone
Stone Finishes
Cobble Ashlar