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Mexico, fipeoimens of hyj^erstbene andesite from 614 Bpecinu uh of limeatono [marble] from G^O, Gil speciineiiH of pumice from 615 cpcclmeDA of rbyolite fi-om 613, 614 spccimoQs of I Iiyolito ! uff from 613 specimens oi' HaudKtoiio from 615 specimcDS of travertine [Mexican onyx] from 811 specimens of tuff from 611, 612 Mica andesite. characters of 440 Micaa, charucturd of the 295 Miobigan, limestones and dolomites in 400 sandstones in 450 slates in 467 specimens of biotite giieiss from 556 specimen of granite from 556 specimen of quartz ite from 556 specimens of limestone from 655, 556 specimens of sandstone ftom 556 specimens of slate from 556 Microscopic stractures of rocks 302 M iddlesex Quarry Company 290 Minerals occurring in builUing and orna- mental stones 292 occurring in schists 441 Minnesota, granites in 421 limestones and dolomites in 400 poiphyry in 428 sandstonesin 451 slates in 467 specimen of calcaroons dolomite fi'om . 557 specimens of gabbm from 558 specimen of massiTe labradorite from . . 558 specimen of oil vine diabase from 558 specimen of qoartzite from 558 specimen of slate from 558 specimens of diabase from 557, 658 specimens of dolomite from 556 specimens of granite from 557 specimens of hornblende granite from . 557 specimens of hornblende mica granite from 567 specimens of limestone from 557 specimens of niagnesian limestone from 557 specimens of quartz porphyry from ... 557 specimens of sandstone from 558 specimens of siliceous dolomite from ... 557 specimens of siliceous magnesian lime- stone from 557 Idifisissippi, naudstones in 452 specimen of argillaceous sandstone from 558 specimen of limestone from 558 specimens of sandstone from — 558 Missouri, granites in 422 limestones and dolomites in 402 marblesin 379 porphyry in 428 sandstonesin 452- specimen of ferruginons limestone fh>m 561 specimen of lithographic limestone from 561 specimen of olivine diabase from 561 specimen of quartzit e from 562 specimens of argillaceous limestone from 501 Page. Missouri, specimens of biotite granite from 561 specimens of calcareous sandstone from 561 specimensof dolomite from oGO specimens of hornblende granite (torn . . 561 Kpecimenn of limestone from 558, 569, 560 specimens of magnesian limestone from 561 specimens of magnesian limestone [marble] from 6"»8 speci mens of sandstone from 562 specimens of siliceous dolomite from. .560, 561 Modulus of elasticity 492 Montana, granites in 422 marblesin 380 sandstonesin 452 specimensof marble from 562 specimens of hornblende mica granite from 562 Mount Waldo, granite quarries in 415 Muscovite biotite granite 408 stiuctureof 803 Muscovite granite 408 X. Nebraska, limestones and dolomites in 402 specimens of argillaceous limestone from 562 specimens of limestone from 662, 563 Nero antico di Prato occurring in Italy . . 474 Nevada, liparite in 430 sandstone in 453 specimens of quartz porphyry from — 563 specimens of hornblende andesite from 563 specimen of saudstouu from 563 Nevadites or granitic liparites 429 New Brunswick, i-ed hornblendio granite in iS5 sandstones 486 New England, early marble quarrying 288 Now llampshire, granites in 422 poi-phyryln 428 slates in 468 soap-stone in..... 358 specimen of biotite gneiss from 565 specime n of steatite [soap-stone] from . . 563 specimens of biotite epidote gneiss from 565 specimens of biotite granite from — 564, 5G5 specimens of biotite muscovite granite from 563,564 specimens of muscovite biotite gneiss from 565 specimens of porphyry conglomerate from 565 New Havenmarble 363 New Jersey, diabase in 435 granites in 423 saudstonosin 453 serpentine in 366 slatesin 468 specimen of biotite gneiss from 565 specimen of dolomite from 565 specimen of hornblende granite (?) from 56o specimen of limestone [marble] from... 565 specimen of serpentine [ophiolite] from 585 specimen of slate from 567 BUILDING AND ORNAMENTAL STONES. 643 Page. Kew Jersey, 8i>ecimen8 of conglomerate from 567 specimens of diabase from 565, 566 specimens of gueiss from 565 specimens of saudatoue from 566, 567 Hew Mexico, liparite in 430 BV^datonesin 453 specimrns of gypsum from 567 specimen of pumice from 567 specimens ot sandstone from 667 Now South Wales, specimen of hornbL nde biotice granite from 633 specimens of marble from 633 specimens of sandstone from 633 New York bluestones, quairyiug of 312 New York, granites in 423 gypsum in 870 limestones and dolomites in 402 marblesin 380 sandstones in 4J3 serpentinein 366 slates in 468 soap-stone in 358 specimens of argillaceous sandstone from 572 specimens of biotite gneiss from 570 specimen of biotite granite from 570 specimen of calcareous dolomite [mar- blcl from 568 specimen of dolomite from 570 specimen of gueiss from 570 specimen of hornblende gneiss from 570 specimen of hornblende mica granite from * 570 specimen of norite from 570 specimen of serpentine [ophiolito, verd- antique marblcj from 568 specimensof calcareous sandstone^ from. • 573 specimens of dolomi te ( marble] f . om . . . 668 specimens of limestone from . 569 specimens of limestone [maiblej from . 5t;8 specimens of m^gnesiau limestone from 569,670 specimens of magnesiau limestone [mar- ble] from 568 specimens of quartzite from 572 specimens uf sandstone from 570, 571, 572 specimens of slate from : 572, 573 New Zealand, export of slate to 291 Niggerbead, deiinitionH of 523 Korth Carolina, limestones and dolomites in 403 marblesin 381 porphyry in 428 sandstones in 455 serpentine in 367 soap-stone in 358 specimen of biotite muscovite granite from 575 specimen of hornblende gneiss from .... 576 specimen o t' liraesttme from 574 specimen of magnesiau limestone from. 574 specimen of muscovite granite from. .. 575 specimen of siliceous dolomite from . . . 574 specimens of biotite giieisa from 575, 576 specimens of biotite granite from 574, 57o Page. North Carolina, specimens of granite from. 675 specimens of horublende-biotite gueiss from 576 specimen of homblende-biotite grani*{A) from .*. 575 specimens of limestone [marble] from. 573, 574 specimens of quartz porphyry [leopard* itejfrom 576 specimens of san 1 stone f^m 576 specimens of shell limestone (rom 574 specimens of steatite from 673 North, on acts of incorporation for granite companies 287 Norite, allied to gabbro 437 Nova Scotia, granite in 485 sandstones ., 486 Numidian marbles, characters of 475 Nummulitio limestone, occurrence of 476 O Obsidian, abnndan6e of 430 variet}- of liparite 429 Obio, gypsum in 370 limestone, specimens in National Mu- seum 404 limestones and dolomites in 404 sandstones in 456 specimens of silioeoas dolomite from . .578, 579 specimens of bituminous dolomite from 677,578 specimens of dolomite from 578 specimens of ferruginous limestone from 579 specimens of limestone from 576, 677 specimens of magnesiau limestone from. 578 specimens of sandstone from 579, 580, 581, 582,583 Oil as protection to stone 356 Olivine, characters of 299 Ou tario, sandstones from 486 Oolite, definition of. 523 Oolitic limestone, structure of 303 limestones, description of 372 Opb icalcite, composition of 361 origin of 361 uses of 861 Ophiocalcite, definition of 523 Orbitoides limestone, definition of 624 Order of succession of rocks 309 Oregon, sandstouein 459 specimen of basaltfrom 683 Oregon, specimen of diabase from 683 specimens of sandstone from 683 Orgauisms, effect of grov^ing 335 Oriental alabaster 872 (Egyptian onyx), color, structure, and use of 478 Original constituents of rocks 292 Orthoclase porphyry 427 Orton, Pro fesior, gives section of an Amherst quarry 457 Oxidation 337 P. Pag«, C. G.. experiments of 384 Pa.ut ui» protection lo stone 854 644 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. Page. Parafiine m protection to stone 355 Patent hammoredflaish 319 Patten St Russell, sandstone qnari^ of 290 Peach Bottom slate in Pmnsyl vania '. 469 Pean hauiiber used in stone- working 329 Pearlite. variety of llparite 429 Ptfriuatite granite 408 Pennsylvania — dial>as«in 436 gmuitesin 424 liiuesi one and dolomites in 403 marbles In 382 porphyry in 428 sandHtones in 459 serpentine in 367 slates in 469 soap-stone in 359 specimen of argillaoeons sandstone from 600 specimen of biotite-muscovite gneiss from 586 specimen of caloareoos breccia from . . 586 specimen of calcareous dolomite [mar- ble] from 586 specimen of mnscovite gneiss from 686 specimen of qoartz porphyry from .... 586 specimen of sandstone [nearly quartz- ite]from 590 specimens of biotite gneiss fh>m 586 specimens of calcareoos breccia [mar- ble] ftt)m .. 586 specimens of calcareous dolomite from. 585 specimen s of conglomorate from 590 specimens of diabase from 586 specimens of dolomite from 585 specimens of hornblende gneiss from .. 586 specimens of limestone f^om 583, 584, 585 specimens of limestone [marble] from. 585, 586 specimens of quartzite from 590 specimens of sandstone from .587, 588, 589, 590 specimens of serpentin e from 583 specimens of slate from 590, 591 Peperino, a sod in Rome and Naples 464 Perch, definitions of 524 Phillips, DeacouJohn « 285 Phlogopite, description of 296 Ph(molite, characters of 432 Physical agencies affecting weathering of building stones 331 Physical and chemical properties of* rocks 302 Pick used in stone-working 330 Picrolite, North Carolina 367 Pisolite (limestone) 373 Pitch ing-cbisel, used in stone- worlcing 330 Pitchstone 429 Plaglocla'ie 294 feldspars 294 Planers, use of 327 Plucky, definition of , 524 Plug and feather 313,330 Plymouth marble, analysis o/ 390 Pointed face finish 319 Point ust'd in stone- working ....: 330 Polished surface finish 820 Page. Polishinc; machines 326 preparation of stone for 316 putly, definition of 524 PoroHity of stone, testinic the 333 Potpli.\rit.io, lifiinition of 524 diurilrt, characters of 439 dioriLes, occurrence of * 440 Porphyry, cuiiipudilion of 427 definilionof 624 origin of 427 places of occurrtsnoe 428 use of 427 varieties of 424 Portland stone in England 478 Porter, or black and gold marble, from lUly 481 Portugal, specimen of artificial stoite trom . 6*28 specimen of bituminous limestone from . 626 specimen of granite from 627 specimenof hornblende andesite from. 627 si>eoimen of limestone [stalagraitic] from 6?7 specimen of marble f^m 627 specimen o f pozzuolaua from 627 specimen of slate from. 027 specimen of stalagmite [marble] from.. 627 specimen of volcanic tuff from 628 specimens of basalt from 627 specimens of ealoareous conglomerate from 628 specimens of calcareous saudstone trom 626 specimens of dolomite from 626, 627 speciiuens of limustoue rroiu.G.'l, 622, €23, GJ4, 625, 626. specimens of mica granite from 627 specinienB of .sundBtuue from 626 speciiuens of shell limestone from 626 Powder in quarrying, uso of 313 Preparation of stuue for polishing 316 Price-list of Italian marbles w 51L Prices of stone 510 Proctor, Professor, oolitic limestones from. 399 Protection by nieaus of solution — 354 Protogine grduiU) 408 Pumicefinish 320 Pumice, variety of liparite. 429 Putty powder, definition of 624 Pyroxene, characters of 297 Qualities of building stone 489 Quarry, definition of 624 Quarrying and dressing, methods of. 310 and splitting slate 318 granite 311 marble 811 marble in Vermont 337 sandstone 812 slate for roofing purposes 291 time of 351 Quarr3' water, definition of 624 Quartz, characters of 294 porphyries, foreign 486 porphyry 427 BUILDING AND ORNAMENTAL STONES 645 Page. Quartzite, character of 440 Quartzites, characters of 445 Qaincy quarries, granite from 286 R. Ransom's process for protection of stone. . 356 Red mixed marble,Italy 480 Reno andoHite, nse of 440 Rhode Island, granites in 424 slab of granite from 592 specimen of biotite gneiss from * 592 specimen of hornblende gneiss from . . . 592 specimens of biotite granite from 591, 592 Rhyolite, definition of 524 tuff, character of i 463 variety of liparite 429 Richards, Joseph, inventor of patent or bash hammer 329 Richardson, Architect 307 Rift, definition of 524 of rocks 306 Robins, Ooremor 314 Rock classification 308 Rock-face finish 319 Rocks, chemical characters of 307 classification of 302 definition of 292 density of 302 discussion of 357 hardnessof 302 strnctnreof 302 Roofing slate, export value 514 Rosso Antico, red Egyptian porphyry 439 Rosso de Levanlo [marblej 384 Rnbberstone, definition of 524 Rabble masonry, definition of 524 Ruin marble, Italy 481 Russia, quartz porphyries from 486 specimen of diorite porphyry from 633 specimen of jasper from 633 specimen of porphyry breccia from 632 specimen of porphyry conglomerate from 632 specimens of diorite from 633 si>ecimen8 of quartz porphyry from 632 S. Saccharoidal, definition of 524 Safford, Dr., history of quarrying industry in Tennessee, by 383 Salt veins, definition of : 524 Sand-blast process, use of 317 Sand blast, utilization of 329 Sanders, Mr. R. H., describes bed of slate in Pennsylvania 469 Sandstone, early production in Connecti- cut 290 in Connecticnt, quarrying of 447 quarrying 312 quarrying in United States 289 Sandstones, Alabama 445 Arizona 445 Arkansas 445 California 446 Colorado . - 446 colors of 444 Page. Sandstones, composition of 443 Connecticut 446 Dakota 448 expansion and contraction of 332 foreign 486 Georgia 449 Idaho 448 Illinois 448 Indiar» 449 in Nein York, characters of 454 Iowa 449 Kansas ^ 449 Kentucky 449 Maryland 449 Massachusetts 450 Michigan 450 minerals contained in 444 Minnnsota 461 Mississippi 452 Missouri 452 Montana 452 Nevada -.. 453 New Jersey 453 New Mexico 453 New York 453 North Carolina 456 of the various States and Territories. . . 445 Ohio 456 . Oregon 459 origin of 443 Pennsylvania 459 specific gravity of 334 structure of 304 Tennessee 460 Texas 460 texture of 444 Utah * 460 varietiesof 445 Virginia 46L Washington Territory 461 West Virginia 462 Wisconsin 461 Sandy Hook granite quarry ■ 287 Sap, definition of 624 Saanders channeling machine 322 Sawed face finish 320 Sawing-machines, employment of 327 Scab, definition of 524 Sch ist, characters and structure of. 441 places of occurrence of 442 Schistose, definition of • 622 rocks 441 Schists, minerals occurring in 441 Scotland, granites from 48S sandstones from 487 specimen of muscovite-biotite granite from 616 specimens of biotite granite from 616 specimens of hornblende granite from . 616 specimens of sandstone from 616, 617 Sculp, definition of : 525 Sculping process 318 Secondary constituents of rocks 292 Seely, Professor, on earliest marble quarry. ing in New England 288 646 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. Page. Segregated, definition of 525 Selection of building stone 345 Serpentine, California 362 characters of 298 comiH>6ition of 361 Connecticat 363 definition of 525 Delaware 364 Maine 364 Moryland 364 Massaohosetts 365 2few Jersey 866 New York 366 North Carolina 367 origin of 361 Pennsylrania 367 specific gravity of 365 nsesof 361 Vermont 368 of t)ie varions States and Territories .'. 362 Serpentinons rocks, England 473 Italy 474 Shaler Sl Hall, sandstone quarry of 290 Shaler, Professor * 285 on clay slats for rongh building 467 Sheldon dt Slason. quarries of 317 Shell limestone, definition of 525 characters of 373 Shell saud-rocks, character of 373 Shnrtleff, quoted 285 Siliceous, definition of 525 rocks 307 sandstones 445 Slate belts in Vermont 471 Slate, colorsof 465 composition and structure of 464 for roofing purposes 291 for tombstones, ose of 291 quarries in United States, amonnt in- vested in 291 quarrying aud splitting of 318 quarrying in United States, early 291 sawing 319 statistics of shipment from Slatington resiontu 1882 470 table of sizes for roofing 465 uses of 465 Slates, Canada 488 foreign. 488 Georgia 466 Maine 466 Maryland 466 Massachusetts 466 Michigan 467 Minnesota 467 New Hampshire 468 New Jersey 468 New York 468 Pennsylvania 469 places of occurrence of 4CG South Carolina 470 Texas 470 Veniiout '. 470 Virginia 471 Sledge-hammers u»ed in stone- working 330 PagCL Smith,Dr., tests of air quoted... 336 Soapstone, Arkansas 358 composition and uses of 357 District of Columbia ,.-.. 358 Massachusetts 358 New Hampshire 358 New York 358 North Carolina 358 Pennsylvania 350 of the various States and Territories. 398 South Carolina 350 Texas 350 Vermont 359 Virginia 360 Soft soap and alum solution for protecting stone 355 Solvent action of acids afiecting weather- in g of bnildiug stones 338 South America, export of slate to 291 specimens of building stone from 616 South Carolina, granite in 425 slatesin 470 soap-stone in. , 359 specimen of limestone from 592 specimens of biotite granite from 592 specimen of steatite (?) (soap-stone] from 592 Spain and Portugal, building stones of 483 Spain, specimen of calcareous tufa Arom ... 629 speriraen of dolomite Trom 629 specimen of sandstone from 629 specimen of slate from 629 specimens of calcareous breccia fmar- blol from 628 specimens of calcareous sandstone from. 629 8X>ecimens of gypsum from 629 specimens of limestone from 628, 629 specimens of limestone I marble ] from. 647 Page. Strike, Joints in rooks 310 Strikinfr-hammer used in stone-working ... 330 Structure of rocks 302 SailiTHn diamond-pointed drill ^ 312 Sut herland Falls Marble Company * 321 Syenite, definition of 525 localities of 430 trachytes and phonolites 430 Sserelmey's stone liquid for protecting stone 366 T. Table showing spedflo gravity of stones of various kinds 494 Tables showing the chemical composition of stones of various kinds 502 Talc, oharactersof 298 Tarboz, process of splitting stone intro- duced by 314 Tennessee, granites in 424 gypsum in 370 limestones and dolomites in 405 marbles in -383 sandstonesin 460 specimen of dlorlte (?) from 505 specimen of granite flrom 595 specimen of hornblende gneiss Arom . . . 595 specimen of slate from 595 specimen of conglomerate from 595 specimen of limestone from 594, 596 specimen of limestone [marblej from.. 592, 593 specimen of magnesian limestone [mar- ble) from i. 593, 594 specimens of sandstone from 595 Tests of bnilding stone 489 Texas, granites in 425 limestones and dolomites in 405 marblesin 385 sandstones in 460 slatesin 470 soap-stone in 359 specimen of diorite from 596 specimen of dolomite [marble] fh>m. . . . 595 specimen of fermginons dolomite from. 596 specimens of biotite granite from 596 specimens of dolomite from 595, 596 specimens of limestone from 596 'specimens of limestone [marble] from.. 595 specimens of magnesian limestone from 596 specimens of sandstone from 596 Toralinson, Fhilo, introdaced gang-saw sys- tem 328 Tools used in dressing granite 315 Tooth-chiseled finish 320 Tooth-chisel used in stone- working 330 Totten, Colonel, experiments by 332 Tourmaline granite 408 Trachyte, definition of 525 tuffs, characters of 463 Trachytes, chemical composition of 431 definition of 431 specific gravity of 431 Trap and greenstone rocks 430 Trap, definition of 525 Travertine, characters of 372 Page. Travertine, definition of 625 Trimming slate, method of 315 slate 318 Tuffs, colors of 463 composition of 463 definition of 463 localities of 463 origin of 463 uses of 464 varieties of 463 Turgite 301 Txirkey, specimens of marble from 630 IT. Under drilling rocks 311 TJnderhill, Isaac, opened first quarry in Dor- set 389 Unstratified, definition of 623 Utah, granites in 425 liparite in t.. 430 marblesin 386 sandstone in 460 specimen of dolomite from 596 specimen of hornblende biotite granite from 596 specimen of limestone [marble ] from . . . 596 specimens of limestone from 596 specimens of sandstone from 596, 597 Utili ty of Joints in rocks in quarrying 310 V. Yariatiun in durability of stones 305 Varieties of dolomites 371 of limestones 371 Yerde antique, definition of 525 Verdantique marble, composition of 361 origin of 361 in foreign countries 473 usesof 361 Verde di Geneva 369 Levante occurring in Italy 474 Prato occurring in Italy 474 Vermont, granite in 425 marble quarries in 289 marblesin - 386 quarrying marble in 387 serpentine in 368 slatesin 470 soap-stone in 359 specimens of biotite granite from 603 specimens of biotite mucovite granite from 603 specimens of dolomite [marble] from. 602, 603 specimens of limestone [marble] from. 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602 specimens of magnesian limestone firom 601 specimens of muscovite granit-e from . . . 603 specimens of serpentine from 597 specimens of slate from 603, 604, 003 specimens of steatite [soap-stone] from . 597 Vert de Q6nes occurring in Italy 474 Vesicular, definition of 521 Vinalhaven. granite qaarries in 416 648 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. Virginia, dialwse in 436 granites in 426 gypsamin 370 marbles in 391 sandstonesin 461 slates in 4*71 soap-stone in 360 specimen of amphibolite Arom 606 specimen of biotite schist from 606 si>ecimen of calcareous dolomite [mar- ble] from 605 specimen of dolomite [marblej from 605 specimen of muscovite granite from 606 specimens of biotite granite from 606 specimens of bioti te gneiss from 606 specimens of di abase from 606 specimens of gypsnra from , 605 specimens of limestone [marble] from.. 605 specimens of magnesian limestone [mar- bis^ from...- 605 specimen H of sandstone from 606 specimens of slate from 606 speci mens of stalagmite marble from ... 603 specimenrtof steatite [soap-stone] from. 605 Viridile. description of 299 Vitreous, definition of 525 Vitreous rocks 302 Volcanic fragmental rocks 463 W. Wadsworth, Dr., on induration of sand- stone 339 \yardwell channeling machine 312 Wardwell, George J., invented channeling machine 321 Waverly group of rocks in Ohio 466 Pace. Washington Territory, sandstones in 46] specimens of sandstones from 607 Weathering of building stones 331 Weathering properties of stones % 340 Wedges in splitting stone, use of 314 Wedge used In stone- working described. . . 330 West Indies, export of slate to 291 West Virginia, sandstones in 46S specimen of limestone [marble] from ... 606 specimen of magnesian limestone [luar- ble] from 606 specimens of sandstone from 606, 607 White crystalline limestone, structure of. . . 304 statuary marble, Italy 480 orbloctc marble,Italy 480 Williamsite, Pennsylvania 308 Winchell, Professor, on Trenton limestone in Minnesota 401 on weathering of Trenton limestone .... 343 Wisconsin, granites in 426 lim estonos and dolomites in 406 poi-phyry in 428 sandstonesin 461 specimen of biotite gneiss from 608 specim en of hornblende granite from . . . 608 specimens of dolomite from 607, 608 specimens of granite from 608 specimens of quartzite from 609 specimens of quartz porphyry from . . . 608 specimens of sandstone from 608, 609 Wyoming, granites in 425 specimen of hornblende granite from .. 609 specimens of granite from 609 T. Yellow marbles, Italy 481 or Siena marble, Italy 461 20 v^ ^ ..-. V". 