Colorado Yule marble-building stone of the Lincoln Memorial

US Geological Survey Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 2162, 1999, Pages 1-43

  McGee, Elaine S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BUILDING STONE; DURABILITY; HISTORIC BUILDING; MARBLE; QUARRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032693842     PISSN: 00831093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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