A Tour Guide to the Building Stones of New Orleans

NOGS 25. A Tour Guide to the Building Stones of New Orleans, by E. S. Slagle. 68 p., 1982.


CONTENTS
Introduction
Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils: The Building Blocks of Building Stones
Artificial Stones
A Tour Guide to Interesting Building-Stone Sites in New Orleans [40 Stops]
A Brief History of the Building and Dimension Stone Industry
Past and Present Sources for Building Stones Used in New Orleans
The Characteristics of the Building Stones of New Orleans
The Building Stones of New Orleans: Representative Installation Sites
Glossary of Frequently Used Terms
Selected Bibliography
Index

Keywords: building stone, dimension stone, guidebooks, New Orleans, walking tour


Citation
Slagle, E. S., 1982, A Tour Guide to the Building Stones of New Orleans: New Orleans Geological Society, NOGS 25, 68 p.