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2. Fall River granite - Wikipedia

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   Chace Mills, built 1871 from native Fall River granite. Chateau-sur-Mer, constructed from Fall River granite. Fall River granite is a Precambrian bedrock underlying the City of Fall River, Massachusetts and surrounding areas along the eastern shores of Narragansett Bay. It was formed 600 million years ago, as part of the Avalon terrane.

3. Engineered stone - Wikipedia

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   Engineered stone. Engineered stone is a composite material made of crushed stone bound together by an adhesive to create a solid surface. The adhesive is most commonly polymer resin, with some newer versions using cement mix. This category includes engineered quartz (SiO 2), polymer concrete and engineered marble stone. [1]

4. Milford pink granite - Wikipedia

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   Milford pink granite, also known as Milford granite or Milford pink is a Proterozoic igneous rock located in and around the town of Milford, Massachusetts, covering an area of approximately 39 square miles (100 km 2), as mapped by the USGS. It is also sometimes referred to as Braggville granite, for several quarries in the neighboring village ...

5. Dedham Granite - Wikipedia

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   The Dedham granite was formed during the Ediacaran Period of the Precambrian era about 610 million years ago and is one of the oldest rocks in the Boston basin. [2] Dedham granites to the south and west of the basin are older outcrops from around 630 million years ago, while outcrops to the north of the basin are younger and closer to 596 million years old. [2]

6. Lyon's Turning Mill - Wikipedia

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   The first quarry on the site, one of the earliest quarries in Quincy, was established on the site about 1825. In the late 1880s James Lyon bought the quarry and organized the Lyons Granite Company in 1893 with a paid in capital of $40,000. The mill, 200 ft by 90 ft (60m by 27m) was built in 1893-94 and equipped with lathes for turning large ...

7. W.N. Flynt Granite Co. - Wikipedia

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   W.N. Flynt Granite Co. was a granite quarry that opened in 1809 in Monson, Massachusetts to provide granite for new construction at the Springfield Armory. In 1825, Rufus Flynt acquired the property, and began commercial quarrying with five employees. [1] Flynt's son, William N. Flynt, took control of the company in 1839, and significantly ...