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Stone classification: Limestone

Wall Number Country State Source Description
10C United States Indiana Bloomington gray, medium-grain, porous, oolitic, Select Gray
10la10 United States Ohio Bloomville gray, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Devonian
10la12 United States Ohio Columbus dark, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Devonian
10LA18 United States Iowa Marshalltown gray, medium grain, porous, oolitic
10LA19 United States Iowa Bedford light buff, coarse grain, compact, carboniferous
10LA20 United States Iowa Iowa Falls gray, fine grain, compact, Lower carboniferous
10La21 United States Missouri Springfield light gray, medium grain, compact, semicrystalline, Lower carboniferous
10LA24 United States Kansas Grenola drab, fine grain, compact, Fusulina
10LA25 United States Kansas Greeley buff, coarse grain, porous
10LA26 United States Texas Cedar Park cut from same block as 10RA20, light buff, fine grain, cellular, large shells, Cordova Shell
10LA6 United States Tennessee Nolensville Pike brownish-gray, fine grain, compact, magnesian, fossiliferous, Lower Sil
10LA7 United States New York Onondaga dark gray, medium grain, compact, fossiliferous, magnesian, Devonian
10LB13 United States Iowa Marble Rock light buff, fine grain, compact, Devonian
10LB2 Portugal Alvito, Coimbra light yellow, medium grain, compact
10LB6 United States Missouri Clinton blue, fine grain, compact, argillaceous, carboniferous
10LB7 United States Missouri Clinton buff, fine grain, compact, argillaceous, carboniferous
10LB8 Hungary Leitha Mts. light buff, coarse grain, cellular, fossiliferous
10RA10 United States New York Prescott gray, medium grain, compact, fossiliferous, magnesian, Lower Silurian
10RA20 United States Texas Cedar Park light buff, fien-gr, cellular, large shells, Cordova Shell
10RA22 United States Kansas Smoky Hill Reservation white, fine grain, porous, chalky
10RA23 United States Kansas Eldorado light gray, fine grain, compact, Permian
10RA24 United States Kansas Armstrong buff, medium grain, porous, fossiliferous
10RB12 United States Iowa Iowa City brown, medium grain, compact, Devonian
10RB13 United States Iowa Blansett light gray, medium grain, compact, oolitic
10RB14 United States Indiana Stinesville light gray, medium grain, porous, fossiliferous-bearing, bituminous
10RB17 Spain Ricla, Saragossa blue-black, fine grain, compact
10RB6 United States Missouri Bear Creek Marion Co. gray, coarse grain, compact, encrinitial, semicrystalline
10RB7 United States Missouri Hannibal light gray, coarse grain, compact, encrinitial, semicrystalline
10RB8 United States Missouri Herculaneum gray-buff, fine grain, calcite, Herculaneum Buff
11C United States Indiana Lawrence Co. gray, medium grain, porous, oolitic, Standard Gray
11La14 United States Iowa Charles City gray, fine grain, compact, argillaceous, magnesian, Devonian
11LA20 United States Iowa Bristow buff, fine grain, compact, Devonian
11LA21 United States Missouri Pleasant Hill gray, fine grain, compact, carboniferous
11LA23 United States Kansas Eldorado light gray, fine grain, compact, Permian
11La25 United States Tennessee Rogersville brown, gray-mottled, coarse grain, compact, Lower Silurian
11LA33 United States Ohio Lumberton yellow-spotted, fine grain, porous, Upper Silurian
11LA4 United States New York Union Springs black, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Devonian
11LA5 United States Minnesota Red Wing light grab, fine grain, compact, magnesian, dendritic
11LA8 United States Kansas Florence light gray, fine grain, compact, fossiliferous, magnesian
11LB10 United States Kansas Leavenworth yellow, earthy, fine grain, compact, magnesian
11LB20 United States Iowa Iowa Falls light yellow, fine grain, compact, Lower carboniferous
11LB21 United States Missouri Paris gray, fine grain, compact, fossiliferous-bearing
11LB22 United States Kansas Cottonwood nearly white, porous, porous, coarse grain
11RA19 United States Iowa Montour buff, medium grain, compact, oolitic, Lower carboniferous
11RA21 United States Missouri St. Louis light gray, medium grain, compact, semicrystalline, Lower carboniferous
11RA22 United States Missouri Neosho dark gray, medium grain, compact, fossiliferous
11RA23 United States Nebraska Roca light gray, fine grain, compact, Permian
11Ra25 United States Kansas Cottonwood cut from same block as 11LB22, nearly white, porous, coarse grain
11RA26 United States Kansas Atchison drab-gray, medium grain, compact, fossiliferous, carboniferous
11RA27 United States Kansas Cottonwood light gray, coarse grain, porous, Permian, Fusulina
11RA28 United States Tennessee Nashville gray, medium grain, compact, fossiliferous, Lower Silurian, Capitol Quarry
11RA29 United States Tennessee Sherwood Station light gray, fine grain, compact, oolitic
11RA6 United States New York Buffalo dark gray, medium grain, compact, magnesian, Devonian
11RA8 United States Pennsylvania Cove Statioan Bedford Co. gray, coarse grain, compact, magnesian, crystalline, Devonian
11RB20 United States Iowa Burlington buff, medium grain, compact, fossiliferous
11RB22 United States Arkansas Batesville grayish-white, fine grain, compact
11RB25 United States Utah Payson drab, fine grain, compact
11RB3 United States Texas Austin light buff, fine grain, compact, magnesian, cretaceous
11RB5 United States New York Howe's Cave black, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Upper Silurian
11RB7 United States New York Three Mile Bay gray, fine grain, compact, fossiliferous, magnesian, Lower Silurian
12C United States Indiana Owens Co. buff, medium grain, cellular oolitic, Rustic Buff
12EE United States Indiana Bedford gray, medium-grain, oolitic
12LA14 United States Missouri Kansas City gray, medium grain, compact, magnesian, fossiliferous
12LA20 United States Iowa Iowa City dark, uneven-gr, compact, siliceous, Devonian
12LA21 United States Iowa Tipton buff, coarse grain, compact, cellular, Upper Silurian
12LA22 United States Missouri Pleasant Hill dark gray, medium grain, compact, carboniferous, fossiliferous
12LA31 United States Illinois Joliet light gray, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
12LA32 United States Illinois Jonesborough light gray, medium grain, compact, oolitic
12LA33 United States North Carolina Rock Point buff, coarse grain, compact, fossiliferous, Eocene
12LA34 United States Indiana Corydon nearly white, fine grain, compact, oolitic
12LA35 United States Indiana Spencer light gray, medium grain, porous, Lower carboniferous, bituminous
12La36 United States Kentucky Bloomfield light gray, medium grain, compact, fossiliferous
12LA37 United States Alabama Trinity light gray, coarse grain, compact, semicrystalline
12LA4 United States Texas Austin light buff, fine grain, compact, magnesian, cretaceous
12LA7 United States New York Canajoharie dark gray, coarse grain, compact, magnesian, fossiliferous, Lower Silurian
12LB15 United States Missouri Hannibal buff, coarse grain, compact, magnesian, semicrystalline, fossiliferous
12LB21 United States Missouri St. Louis drab, fine grain, compact, finely fossiliferous, Lower carboniferous
12LB22 United States Kansas Junction City buff, fine grain, porous, soft and earthy
12LB23 United States Kansas Rock Twp. Butler Co. light grab, fine grain, compact
12LB29 United States Wisconsin Prairie du Chien light buff, fine grain, compact
12LB31 United States Ohio Zanesville dark, fine grain, compact, fossiliferous, carboniferous
12LB33 Unknown
12LB35 United States Indiana Bedford light gray, fine grain, porous, oolitic
12LB36 United States Indiana Salem dark, fine grain, compact, Lower carboniferous
12LB37 United States Kentucky Russelville dark-drab, fine grain, compact
12lb39 United States Alabama Calera bluish-gray, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
12LB6 United States New York Schoharie black, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Upper Silurian
12LB7 United States New York Le Roy dark gray, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Devonian
12RA1 United States Indiana Bedford light gray, fine grain, porous, magnesian, oolitic, Lower carboniferous
12RA11 United States Kentucky Lagrange light gray, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Upper Silurian
12RA14 United States Ohio Dayton bluish-drab, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Upper Silurian
12RA21 United States Iowa Marshalltown light drab, fine grain, compact, arenaceous, calcite
12RA23 United States Tennessee Nashville black, fine grain, compact, argillaceous, fossiliferous
12RA30 United States Illinois Joliet cut from same block as 12LA31, light gray, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
12RA32 United States Indiana Salem light gray, medium grain, porous, Lower carboniferous, oolitic
12RA33 United States Indiana Spencer light gray, fine grain, compact, Lower carboniferous
12RA34 United States Indiana Oakalla light gray, fine grain, compact, fossiliferous, Lower carboniferous
12RA35 United States Indiana Corydon nearly white, fine grain, compact, oolitic
12RA36 United States Kentucky Garrett light gray, medium grain, porous, oolitic, Lower carboniferous
12RA4 United States Illinois Quincy light gray, coarse grain, compact, magnesian, fossiliferous
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