..Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, volI-V . 6. 321 Miller ^ gives the following analysis of a specimen from Ellis quarry, onthe Bay of Quinte railway, a short distance south of ActinOlite. As this(luarry is in all probability the one under review, the analysis is given here-with :— Insoluble residue, per cent 2-54 Ferric oxide and alumina, per cent -34 Lime 53-64 Magnesia -99 Sulphur trioxide -34 Carbonic acid 42-92 Alkalies -25 No. 196.—This variety has a uniform light sea-green coloui-. The grainis very much finer than that of No. 195 and it appears to be practically f
..Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, volI-V . 6. 321 Miller ^ gives the following analysis of a specimen from Ellis quarry, onthe Bay of Quinte railway, a short distance south of ActinOlite. As this(luarry is in all probability the one under review, the analysis is given here-with :— Insoluble residue, per cent 2-54 Ferric oxide and alumina, per cent -34 Lime 53-64 Magnesia -99 Sulphur trioxide -34 Carbonic acid 42-92 Alkalies -25 No. 196.—This variety has a uniform light sea-green coloui-. The grainis very much finer than that of No. 195 and it appears to be practically freefrom impurities. If this material can be obtained in sufhcient quantity itshould prove a valuable product. The popular impression that the^e coarse crjstalline limestones are un-suitable for building purposes is entirely disproved by the present conditionof a church built in Actinolite 45 years ago, which, despite the fact that itwas l)urnt in lSS9,stiii shows sharp angles and the original chisel marks. Badmasonry and the lack of selection in the stone detra
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