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Routledge
John Allen Howe's book, The Geology of Building Stones , written in 1910, was the first major reference work to feature information on the considerable range of building stones which were being used in the UK and which were still being quarried at that time. This important and useful publication, now reprinted by Donhead, offers very detailed information on the appearance and qualities of the... Read more
Introductory Table of strata Minerals Igneous rocks - granite Igneous rocks other than granite Sandstones and grits Limestones Slates and other fissile rocks Miscellaneous building stones The decay of building stone The testing of building stones Mohs's scale of hardness Appendices: Granite quarries Classified list of larger sandstone quarries Classified list of larger limestone quarries List of chief slate quarries Some useful books
Biography
John Allen Howe
