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Wall Number Country State Classification Source Description
14RA6 United States Wisconsin Dolomite Neenah dark gray, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
17EE United States Indiana Limestone Bedford buff, medium-grain, oolitic, Grade B Buff
9RB14 United States Iowa Limestone Tipton buff, coarse grain, compact, cellular, Upper Silurian
S1-30 United States Massachusetts Granite Milford pink, coarse-grain, biotite
S2-132 United States Idaho Sandstone Boise buff, coarse-grain, porous
S2-38 United States Maryland Schist Potomac Varicolored chlorite, some with cleavage horizontal, some with cleavage vertical
S2-96 United States North Carolina Granite Mt. Airy light-gray, medium-grain, biotite, 1- to 3-in. thickness
2L7 United States Vermont Marble Danby white, dark-veined, medium grain, calcite, Danby J Building Grade, Riverside Danby Memorial Grade
6RB39 United States Ohio Sandstone Sunbury light gray, fine grain, porous, Lower carboniferous
3RQ United States Ohio Sandstone Amherst buff, medium grain, porous, Berea Buff
7La9 United States Connecticut Limestone Shelterville drab, medium grain, compact
4RB14 United States Massachusetts Granite Quincy blue gray, coarse grain, hornblende
7RA26 United States New York Sandstone Camden gray, fine grain, compact, Upper Silurian
5LB14 United States Massachusetts Gneiss Westford gray, fine grain, muscovite
7RB44 United States Wisconsin Granite Amberg red and white, coarse grain, biotite
5RA3 United States Ohio Sandstone Bellaire gray, medium grain, porous, carboniferous
8Lb13 United States Texas Marble San Saba nearly white, fine grain
5RB46 United States Delaware Gneiss Wilmington dark gray, fine grain, augite-hornblende
8RA27 United States Maine Schist Knightsville dark gray, fine grain, compact, talcose
6LB14 United States Pennsylvania Diabase Collins Station Lancaster Co. dark gray, fine grain, Mesozoic
8RB42 United States Montana Sandstone Columbus dark gray, fine grain, porous, cretaceous
10LA5 United States Wisconsin Dolomite Oshkosh dark gray, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
6RA28 United States New York Sandstone Belfast drab, medium grain, compact
9LB11 United States Iowa Limestone Durham Sta. Marion Co. light buff, medium grain, compact, bituminous, Lower carboniferous
10RA16 United States Vermont Marble Isle LaMotte nearly black, fine grain, fossiliferous, dolomitic
11La38 United States Tennessee Sandstone Parksville brown, coarse grain, porous
11RA18 United States Vermont Marble Center Rutland cut from the same block as 4LA13, white, dark veins, medium grain, calcite
11RB40 United States Wisconsin Quartz Brandon nearly black, coarse grain, compact, Porphyritic
12LB18 United States Vermont Marble W. Rutland cut from same block as 10RA18, white, gray-veined, Lower Silurian, calcite
12RA5 United States Tennessee Limestone Knoxville brown, gray-mottled, coarse grain, compact, magnesian, Lower Silurian
13LB11 United States Ohio Dolomite Covington buff, fine grain, compact, siliceous, Upper Silurian
13RB41 United States Indiana Limestone N. Vernon dark-streaked, fine grain, compact, Niagara
14La8 United States Massachusetts Marble Lee white, medium grain, dolomite, Lee Marble
9RA28 United States New York Sandstone Ulster Co. Snider Hollow dark blue gray, fine grain, compact, Devonian
S2-104 United States Tennessee Sandstone Crossville Crab Orchanrd Stone, variegated colors, some on bed and some on edge, in 3- to 6 in. thicknesses
S2-162 United States North Carolina Marble Murphy gray, medium-grain calcite marble, Regal Gray
S2-68 United States North Carolina Granite Salisbury yellowish-pink, medium-grain, biotite
3L11 United States Vermont Marble W. Rutland white, green-veined, fine grain, calcite, Silurianvan, Rutland B Building Grade
7LA21 United States North Carolina Granite Alamance Co. gray, fine grain, biotite-muscovite
4LB17 United States Maine Granite Otter Creek Mt. Desert bright-pink, coarse grain, biotite
5LA28 United States Kentucky Sandstone Grayson Spgs buff, rust-spotted, fine grain, porous
5Lb44 United States New Hampshire Granite Concord gray, fine grain, biotite-muscovite
8LA28 United States New York Sandstone W. Hurley dark blue gray, fine grain, compact, Devonian
5RB18 United States Massachusetts Granite Quincy dark gray, coarse grain, hornblende
8LB43 United States Montana Sandstone Columbus drab-gray?, fine grain, compact, cretaceous
6LA29 United States New York Sandstone High Woods dark blue gray, fine grain, compact, Devonian
8RB14 United States Texas Marble Austin buff, fine grain, fossiliferous
10La21 United States Missouri Limestone Springfield light gray, medium grain, compact, semicrystalline, Lower carboniferous
6LB44 United States New Hampshire Granite Troy gray, fine grain, muscovite-biotite
9LA25 United States North Carolina Sandstone Raleigh cut from same block as 6L48, brownish-gray, coarse grain, porous
10LB34 United States Connecticut Gneiss Roxbury light gray, fine grain, biotite-muscovite
6RB15 United States Pennsylvania Argillite (Slate) Bangor blue-black, fine grain, roofing slate
9LB41 United States Indiana Sandstone Williamsport cream-colored, medium grain, porous, carboniferous
10RA46 United States Rhode Island Granite Smithfield pink, coarse grain, biotite
11La1 United States Indiana Dolomite St. Paul light gray, fine grain, compact, Niagara
11LB31 United States Kansas Sandstone Pawnee gray, dark-spotted, medium grain, porous, calcareous
11RB12 United States Missouri Dolomite Marshfield yellow-brown, fine grain, compact, siliceous
12RA10 United States Pennsylvania Marble Wrightsville nearly white, fine grain, dolomitic, Lower Silurian
13LA26 United States Texas Limestone San Saba light buff, fine grain, compact, cretaceous
13LB41 United States South Carolina Marble Poor Mountain grayish-white, coarse grain
13RB13 United States Massachusetts Marble Lee white, medium grain, dolomite, Lee Marble
14LA23 United States Colorado Marble Marble white, golden-veined, medium grain, calcite
14LB38 United States Pennsylvania Limestone Palmyra darak blue gray, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
14RA7 United States New York Limestone Saratoga black, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
17WE United States Ohio Sandstone McDermott blue, fine-grain, porous
9RB15 United States Massachusetts Marble Alford grayish-white, coarse grain, Lower Silurian
S1-31 United States Massachusetts Granite W. Chelmsford light-gray, medium-grain, muscovite-biotite
S2-133 United States Montana Marble Gardner gray, travertine
S2-39 United States Maryland Schist Potomac Varicolored chlorite, some with cleavage horizontal, some with cleavage vertical
S2-97 United States North Carolina Granite Mt. Airy light-gray, medium-grain, biotite, 1- to 3-in. thickness
2L8 United States Vermont Marble Danby light bluish-gray, dark-veined, medium grain, calcite, Danby Highland Building Grade
6RB4 United States Pennsylvania Sandstone Center Bridge gray, rust-spotted, coarse grain, compact, Triassic
3WE United States Pennsylvania Sandstone Curwensville buff, coarse-grain, compact
4RB15 United States Maine Granite Vinal Haven pink, coarse grain, biotite
7RA27 United States New York Sandstone Albion purplish-brown, fine grain, compact, Upper Silurian
5LB15 United States Massachusetts Gneiss Westford light gray, fine grain, muscovite
7RB45 United States New Mexico Tuff Santa Fe light gray, fine grain, rhyolite tuff* (used in Santa Fe Cathedral)
5RA30 United States California Granite Penryn dark-olive, black-spotted, medium grain, hornblende
8Lb14 United States Utah Marble Clinton gray and brown variegated, coarsely fossiliferous calcite
5RB5 United States Ohio Sandstone Brownhelm light buff, medium grain, porous, Lower carboniferous
8RA28 United States New York Sandstone Guilford blue gray, fine grain, compact, Devonian
6LB15 United States Pennsylvania Argillite (Slate) Slatington blue-black, fine grain, roofing and tile slate
8RB43 United States Montana Sandstone Columbus drab-gray, fine grain, compact, cretaceous
6RA29 United States New York Sandstone Albion brownish-purple, fine grain, compact, Upper Silurian
9LB12 United States Iowa Limestone Earlham gray, fine grain, compact, fossiliferous, carboniferous
10RA17 United States Vermont Marble Southerland Falls cut from same block as 10LB10, white, gray-spotted, Lower Silurian, calcite
10RB30 United States New York Argillite (Slate) Middle Granville purple, rough-texture, roofing, slate
11LA39 United States Tennessee Sandstone Cater's Creek Davidson Co. dark gray, fine grain, compact
11RA19 United States Iowa Limestone Montour buff, medium grain, compact, oolitic, Lower carboniferous
11RB41 United States Tennessee Sandstone Church Mt. Granger Co. drab, fine grain, compact
12LB19 United States Vermont Marble Center Rutland cut from the same block as 13LB17, white, gray-veined, fine grain, Lower Silurian, calcite
12RA6 United States Wisconsin Dolomite Milwaukee light drab, fine grain, compact, Upper Silurian
12RB38 United States Kentucky Limestone Taylorsville gray, medium grain, compact, coarsely fossiliferous
13LB12 United States New Jersey Dolomite Newton dark gray, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
13RA27 United States Tennessee Limestone Nashville buff, coarse, cellular, fossiliferous
13RB42 United States Indiana Limestone Bedford dark gray, medium grain, porous, oolitic, Lower carboniferous
14LA9 United States Pennsylvania Limestone Spruce Creek Huntingdon Co. black, fine grain, compact, magnesian, Lower Silurian
14RA21 United States Iowa Limestone Washington dark gray, medium grain, compact, semi crystalline, Lower carboniferous
1R15 United States Vermont Marble W. Rutland white, slightly-clouded, fine grain, calcite, Rutland A Building Grade, Select Memorial Grade
9RA29 United States New York Sandstone Phoenicia blue gray, fine grain, compact, Devonian