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In 1994, a new operator, Connecticut Brownstone Quarries, began a small-scale quarrying operation to provide stone for restoration of brownstone buildings. [5] The town purchased the historic quarries and 42 acres (170,000 m 2) of adjacent land in 1999 and 2000. [5] A modern-day view of Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park.
The company's name was changed to Tilcon Connecticut in 1990 out of recognition of the company's extensive operations in Connecticut. [2]Tilcon's operations in Connecticut were threatened by Amtrak's electrification project on the Northeast Corridor between New Haven and Boston in 1994.
Gungywamp stone circle. Gungywamp / ˈ ɡ ʌ n dʒ i w ɒ m p / is an archaeological site in Groton, Connecticut, United States, consisting of artifacts dating from 2000-770 BC, a stone circle, and the remains of both Native American and colonial structures. Besides containing the remains of houses and storage structure, the Gungywamp site has ...
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On February 19, 2007, Vulcan announced that it would buy stone and cement producer Florida Rock Industries for $4.7 billion. [6] [7] Vulcan completed the acquisition of Florida Rock on November 16, 2007. [8] In March 2007, Vulcan announced that it had been named to Fortune Magazine's list of Most Admired Companies for the sixth time. The ...
Helenite, also known as Mount St. Helens obsidian, emerald obsidianite, and ruby obsidianite, is a glass made from the fused volcanic rock dust from Mount St. Helens and marketed as a gemstone. [1] [2] Helenite was first created accidentally after the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.
The First Congregational Church of East Haven occupies a prominent position at the eastern end of the town green in the center of East Haven. It is a 2-1/2 story structure, built out of red sandstone quarried in nearby Fair Haven, and mortared with a combination of historic lime mortar and more recent cement mortar.
The quarter minus rock size can consist of rock in diameter as big as 1/4" in size and "fines" (anything smaller than the maximum allowable rock size (which in this case is 1/4), even as small as stone dust). Any aggregate with the name "minus" can contain up to 80% fines.