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Wall Number Country State Classification Source Description
7RA33 United States Connecticut Sandstone Portland purplish-brown, fine grain, compact, Triassic
7WE United States South Dakota Sandstone Hot Springs light-pink, medium-grain, porous
8LB20 United States Ohio Sandstone Berea buff, medium grain, porous, Lower carboniferous
8RA34 United States Minnesota Sandstone Luverne purplish-brown, medium grain, compact
8RB7 United States Nebraska Limestone Roca light gray, fine grain, compact, Permian
9Lb19 United States Pennsylvania Argillite (Slate) Chapman's Station blue-black, fine grain, banded roofing slate
12RB13 United States Ohio Dolomite Holmes Twp. Crawford C. dark gray, fine grain, compact, Devonian
13LB46 United States Alabama Marble Gantt's Quarry Cut from same block as 12LB38, white, dark parallel veins, fine grain calciteite
13RB18 United States Vermont Marble W. Rutland light blue, dark-veined, Lower Silurian, calcite
14LA28 United States Tennessee Marble Knoxville variegated, medium grain, fossiliferous, Lower Silurian
14LB42 United States Maryland Marble Cockeysville white, medium grain, Lower Silurian, dolomite
9RA4 United States Colorado Marble Marble bluish-gray, fine grain, calcite
14rb11 United States Ohio Dolomite Bluffton dark, buff-streaked, fine grain, compact, bituminous, Upper Silurian
S1-14 United States Unknown Granite Unknown bluish-gray, fine-grain, biotite
1B United States Massachusetts Granite W. Chelmsford light gray, medium grain, muscovite-biotite, West Chelmsford Gray
S2-116 United States Tennessee Sandstone Crossville Crab Orchanrd Stone, variegated colors, some on bed and some on edge, in 3- to 6 in. thicknesses
S2-21 United States Maryland Schist Potomac Varicolored chlorite, some with cleavage horizontal, some with cleavage vertical
S2-8 United States Idaho Sandstone Boise buff, coarse-grain, porous
10LA20 United States Iowa Limestone Iowa Falls gray, fine grain, compact, Lower carboniferous
10LB33 United States Texas Sandstone Pecos Red, fine grain, compact
10RA45 United States Vermont Granite Woodbury gray, medium grain, biotite
11EE United States Ohio Sandstone Glenmont gray and buff, coarse-grain, porous, Briar Hill
11LB30 United States Missouri Sandstone Butler gray, rust-spotted, medium grain, porous, carboniferous
11RB11 United States Connecticut Marble Falls Village
2R15 United States Vermont Marble Mallett's Bay cut from same block as 2L15, red and white, fine grain, Cambrian, dolomite
12LA22 United States Missouri Limestone Pleasant Hill dark gray, medium grain, compact, carboniferous, fossiliferous
4L6 United States Connecticut Sandstone Portland brown, medium-gr, compact, Triassic
12RA1 United States Indiana Limestone Bedford light gray, fine grain, porous, magnesian, oolitic, Lower carboniferous
5B United States Maine Granite North Jay light gray, fine grain, biotite-muscovite, North Jay
5LB23 United States North Carolina Granite Davidson College gray, coarse grain, biotite
5RA39 United States Maryland Gneiss Baltimore light gray, fine grain, biotite
6EE United States Ohio Sandstone McDermott gray, fine-grain, porous
6LB23 United States North Carolina Gneiss Mooresville Red, yellow-mottled, fine grain
7LA28 United States Kentucky Sandstone Grayson Spgs light gray, fine grain, porous
7RB22 United States North Carolina Granite Warren Plains white, fine grain, biotite
8LA34 United States Minnesota Sandstone Fond Du Lac purplish-brown, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
8LB7 United States Nebraska Limestone Syracuse light drab, fine grain, compact, Fusulina
8RB20 United States Ohio Sandstone Middleburg Twp. Cuyahoga Co. buff, medium grain, porous, Lower carboniferous
9LA31 United States New York Argillite (Slate) Granville green and red, rough texture, roofing
12RB6 United States Wisconsin Dolomite Manitowoc drab, fine grain, compact, Upper Silurian
13LB17 United States Vermont Marble Center Rutland white, gray-veined, fine grain, Lower Silurian, calcite
13RB47 United States Texas Limestone Cedar Park light-buff, fine grain, cellular, large shells, Cordova Shell
14LB13 United States Ohio Limestone Dayton light gray, fine grain, compact, magnesian
9RA10 United States Iowa Limestone Ottumwa gray, medium grain, compact, Lower carboniferous
9RB27 United States New York Sandstone Potsdam red and white banded, medium grain, compact, Lower Silurian
14RB40 United States Ohio Limestone Piqua dark, mottled, fine grain, compact, Upper Silurian
S1-43 United States Tennessee Sandstone Crossville Red, fine-grain, compact, Crab Orchard Stone
1R5 United States Connecticut Granite Thomaston light gray, fine grain, muscovite-biotite
S2-145 United States Alaska Marble Tokeen gray, medium-grain calcite marble, Gravina
S2-50 United States Massachusetts Granite W. Chelmsford light-gray, medium-grain, biotite
S3-8 United States Indiana Limestone Bedford gray, medium-gray, oolitic
10LA5 United States Wisconsin Dolomite Oshkosh dark gray, fine grain, compact, Lower Silurian
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
3L5 United States New York Marble Moriah gray, green-spotted, coarse, verde-antique
12LB18 United States Vermont Marble W. Rutland cut from same block as 10RA18, white, gray-veined, Lower Silurian, calcite
4R4 United States Vermont Marble W. Rutland bluish-gray, medium grain, calcite, Rutland Blue Building Grade
12RA5 United States Tennessee Limestone Knoxville brown, gray-mottled, coarse grain, compact, magnesian, Lower Silurian
5RA1 United States Ohio Sandstone Massillon light brown, medium grain, porous, carboniferous
5RB26 United States Maryland Conglomerate Cumberland light gray, coarse grain, compact, Lower Silurian
6LA37 United States Connecticut Granite Groton gray, fine grain, biotite
6LQ United States Georgia Marble Tate bluish-gray, coarse grain, calcite, Cherokee
6R48 United States North Carolina Sandstone Raleigh cut from same block as No 6L48, brownish-gray, coarse grain, porous
6RB47 United States Vermont Granite Ryegate gray, fine grain, biotite-muscovite
7LB17 United States Pennsylvania Gneiss Chester dark gray, fine grain, biotite
8B United States Minnesota Granite Isle gray, medium to coarse, biotite, Pearl White
8LB21 United States Ohio Sandstone Steubensville Jefferson Co. gray, medium grain, porous, carboniferous
8RA35 United States Connecticut Sandstone Portland purplish-brown, fine grain, compact, Triassic
8RB8 United States West Virginia Marble Harpers Ferry nearly black, yellow-veined, fine grain
9Lb2 United States Tennessee Marble Rogersville variegated, medium grain, Lower Silurian
12RB14 United States Missouri Dolomite St. Louis light gray, fine grain, compact, Lower carboniferous
13LB47 United States Texas Limestone Cedar Park cut from same block as 10RA20, light buff, fine grain, cellular, large shells, Cordova Shell
13RB19 United States Vermont Marble Center Rutland white, gray-veined, fine grain, Lower Silurian, calcite
14LB43 United States Nebraska Limestone LaPlatte light gray, medium grain, compact, Permian
9RA40 United States Wyoming Diorite Raw Hide Buttes nearly black, fine grain, compact
14RB12 United States Indiana Limestone Oakdale light gray, fine grain, compact, Niagara
S1-15 United States Massachusetts Granite Quincy dark-gray, coarse-grain hornblende
1C United States Minnesota Limestone Mankato buff, fine grain, cellular, magnesian
S2-117 United States Tennessee Sandstone Crossville Crab Orchanrd Stone, variegated colors, some on bed and some on edge, in 3- to 6 in. thicknesses
S2-22 United States Maryland Schist Potomac some with cleavage vertical, Varicolored chlorite, some with cleavage horizontal
S2-80 United States New Hampshire Granite Concord gray, medium-grain, muscovite-biotite
10La21 United States Missouri Limestone Springfield light gray, medium grain, compact, semicrystalline, Lower carboniferous
10LB34 United States Connecticut Gneiss Roxbury light gray, fine grain, biotite-muscovite
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
5C United States Indiana Limestone Lawrence Co. gray and buff, medium grain, porous, oolitic, variegated
5LB24 United States Maine Serpentine Deer Island black, compact
5RA4 United States Ohio Sandstone Buena Vista gray, fine grain, porous, Lower carboniferous
6L48 United States North Carolina Sandstone Raleigh brownish-gray, coarse grain, porous
6LB24 United States North Carolina Granite Charlotte gray, coarse grain, biotite
6RA38 United States North Carolina Granite Gaston Co. gray, coarse grain, biotite
7LA29 United States California Sandstone Livermore gray, fine grain, compact
7RB23 United States Maine Gneiss Jefferson gray, fine grain, muscovite-biotite
8LA35 United States Connecticut Sandstone E. Haven brown, coarse grain, porous, Triassic
8Lb8 United States Ohio Limestone Hamilton dark gray, coarse grain, compact, fossiliferous