Building and ornamental stones of Australia . and durability far bevond that ornate stone. It looks well either polished or unpolished in buildingsof any pretensions, and its qualities are well brought out in SS. Peter and Pauls Cathedral atGoulburn, which edificeis entirely constructed ofthis material. It is almost identical incolour and marking witha Diorite used in build-ing construction in Min-nesota, , andoccurring at AddisonPoint in that State. Rocks of this natureare exceedingly well de-veloped in the south-eastern plateau of NewSouth Wales, and ofnecessity only a few ofthe many a
Building and ornamental stones of Australia . and durability far bevond that ornate stone. It looks well either polished or unpolished in buildingsof any pretensions, and its qualities are well brought out in SS. Peter and Pauls Cathedral atGoulburn, which edificeis entirely constructed ofthis material. It is almost identical incolour and marking witha Diorite used in build-ing construction in Min-nesota, , andoccurring at AddisonPoint in that State. Rocks of this natureare exceedingly well de-veloped in the south-eastern plateau of NewSouth Wales, and ofnecessity only a few ofthe many and distincttypes can be tabulated. ihoman This stone could be looked tor in almost any portion of the Southern Table land of New SouthWales in conjunction with Silurian and Devonian rocks. BURROW A, —Dark quartz porphyries, similart(i thi)sc at Yass, are abundant near the town, and. QUARTZ PORPHYRY. CATHOLIC CHURCH, BURROWA, PhnUi. V,.) BREDBO, —A light-coloured quartz porphyry,with a pale bluish-grey base, outcrops immediatelyto the east of Bredbo. It should take a goodpolish. arj used in the construction of churches and otherbuildings.
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