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brownstone [1 record]

Record 1 1998-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Natural Construction Materials
  • Exterior Covering Materials
DEF

A ferruginous sandstone, the grains of which are generally coated with iron oxide...

DEF

A ferruginous quartz sandstone in which the grains are generally coated with iron oxide ...

CONT

... in the Civil War era, ... rich people inhabited monotonous row house blocks faced with brownstone...

OBS

Applied almost exclusively to a dark brown sandstone derived from the Triassic formations of the Connecticut River Valley. Used as a building stone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
  • Revêtements extérieurs
CONT

Grès à ciment d'hématite brune. - Les terrains secondaires et tertiaires du Bassin de Paris contiennent quelques grès à gangue d'hématite brune, de constitution très simple.

Spanish

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