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Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada / by Wm. A. Parks.: M34-41/1912E-PDF

"The intention of the Director of the Mines Branch (Dr. Eugene Haanel), as expressed in his verbal instructions to the writer is, to issue a series of reports on the Building and Ornamental Stones of Canada. Each report is to deal with a certain section of the country, and they are to appear yearly, until, practically, all the commercial stones now being quarried in the Dominion have been described. The investigation orders were, that the report should be of a strictly economic character; geological and scientific information being introduced only when necessary for a clear understanding of the practical problems presented; hence it is to be distinctly understood that the work is not intended for the professional geologist, but rather as a summary of Canada's resources in building stone, and as a guide for the builder and quarry operator."--Author's Preface, Vol. I.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Mines.
  • Canada. Mines Branch.
TitleReport on the building and ornamental stones of Canada / by Wm. A. Parks.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [by the Internet Archive]
  • Errata laid in.
  • Includes bibliographic references and indexes.
  • Vol. I, Part I. Introductory. Stones used for building and ornamental purposes: their properties, occurences, uses, methods of quarrying and testing. Part. II. Systematic description of the building and ornamental stones of Ontario -- Vol. II. Maritime Provinces -- Vol. III. Province of Quebec -- Vol. IV. Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta -- Vol. V. Province of British Columbia.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] Canada : Department of Mines, Mines Branch, 1912-1917.
  • Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau, 1912-1917.
Author / Contributor
  • Parks, William A. (William Arthur), 1868-1936 author.
Description1 online resource (5 volumes) : illustrations (some colour), maps
Catalogue number
  • M34-41/1912E-PDF
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