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... smooth , well - jointed blocks of granite for wheel - tracks , with pitching between for horses , was laid in Commercial Road , London , in 1825 . In 1839 there were 1100 square yards of wood pavement in London , which in 1842 had ...
... smooth , well - jointed blocks of granite for wheel - tracks , with pitching between for horses , was laid in Commercial Road , London , in 1825 . In 1839 there were 1100 square yards of wood pavement in London , which in 1842 had ...
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... smooth surface . Iron is detrimental , as by the action of the weather iron - rust is formed , and rains washing it over the surface of the stone produce stains upon any structure built of stone containing iron . The size of the ...
... smooth surface . Iron is detrimental , as by the action of the weather iron - rust is formed , and rains washing it over the surface of the stone produce stains upon any structure built of stone containing iron . The size of the ...
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... smooth with a glassy surface . ANALYSIS OF GRANITE FROM PORT DEPOSIT , MD . Silica Alumina Ferric iron ... Ferrous oxide . Lime ... Magnesia Potash Soda Water Total Per cent . 73.690 12.891 1.023 2.585 3.737 .498 1.481 2.811 1.060 ...
... smooth with a glassy surface . ANALYSIS OF GRANITE FROM PORT DEPOSIT , MD . Silica Alumina Ferric iron ... Ferrous oxide . Lime ... Magnesia Potash Soda Water Total Per cent . 73.690 12.891 1.023 2.585 3.737 .498 1.481 2.811 1.060 ...
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... on account of its great transverse strength . It is also very evenly bedded , so that its surface is smooth , making it espe- cially desirable for sidewalks . This formation extends about 100 miles in New York from STONE . 29.
... on account of its great transverse strength . It is also very evenly bedded , so that its surface is smooth , making it espe- cially desirable for sidewalks . This formation extends about 100 miles in New York from STONE . 29.
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... smoothly in a pavement . Its grain and texture are such that , al- though smooth , it is never slippery , and , when laid on an un- yielding base , after a little wear it forms a smooth and pleasing pavement , very similar to one made ...
... smoothly in a pavement . Its grain and texture are such that , al- though smooth , it is never slippery , and , when laid on an un- yielding base , after a little wear it forms a smooth and pleasing pavement , very similar to one made ...
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