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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/303927746 Title: Stories in stone : travels through urban geology Author: David B Williams Publisher: New York : Walker, 2009. ISBN/ISSN: 9780802716224 0802716229 OCLC:303927746

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Stories in stone : travels through urban geology

Author:	David B Williams
Publisher:	New York : Walker, 2009.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st U.S. edView all editions and formats
Rating:	based on 1 rating(s) 1 with a review

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Document Type:	Book
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ISBN:	9780802716224 0802716229
OCLC Number:	303927746
Description:	x, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	"The most hideous stone ever quarried" : New York brownstone -- The granite city : Boston granite -- Poetry in stone : Carmel granite -- Deep time in Minnesota : Minnesota gneiss -- The clam that changed the world : Florida coquina -- America's building stone : Indiana limestone -- Pop rocks, pilfered fossils, and Phillips petroleum : Colorado petrified wood -- The trouble with Michelangelo's favorite stone : Carrara marble -- Reading, writing, and roofing : East Coast slate -- "Autumn 20,000 years ago" : Italian travertine.
Responsibility:	David B. Williams.

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Gain a New Perspective on Stone Buildings

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Passing a building, have you ever wondered about the origins of its construction material? Well, after reading this book you will gain a new perspective on buildings constructed of stone. The author covers 10 types of stone including granite, slate, limestone, and marble.

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